Ezra 9:12

Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.

Cross-references

Exodus 23:32 commands no covenant with the inhabitants, directly paralleling Ezra 9:12's ban on intermarriage and seeking peace.

Exodus 34:16 warns that intermarriage leads daughters to whore after gods, the same danger underlying Ezra 9:12's prohibition.

Deuteronomy 7:3 explicitly forbids giving or taking children in marriage with the nations, which Ezra 9:12 directly cites.

Deuteronomy 23:6 forbids seeking peace or prosperity of Ammonites and Moabites, the exact phrase Ezra 9:12 applies to all foreign peoples.

Joshua 23:12 warns against intermarrying with remaining nations, the same violation Ezra 9:12 seeks to prevent.

Joshua 23:13 describes the snare and trap resulting from intermarriage, reinforcing Ezra 9:12's call to avoid such alliances.

Judges 3:6 Parallel

Judges 3:6 describes the exact intermarriage pattern with Canaanites that led to idolatry—the same sin Ezra confesses.

1 Kings 11:2 recalls God's command against intermarriage and shows Solomon's failure—a direct example of this sin's consequences.

Nehemiah 10:30 records the covenant promise to avoid intermarriage—the same resolution Ezra calls for in his prayer.

Nehemiah 13:23 Historical context

Nehemiah 13:23 reveals that intermarriage persisted even after Ezra's reforms—showing the ongoing struggle against this sin.

Malachi 2:11 condemns marrying 'the daughter of a foreign god' as an abomination—directly reinforcing Ezra's confession.

In 2 Corinthians 6:14, Paul's 'unequally yoked' command directly echoes Ezra's prohibition of intermarriage with foreigners.