Ezra-Nehemiah (2 Esdras) 10:5
Source: Septuagint
5Then Ezra arose, and caused the rulers, the priests, and Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word: and they swore.
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3Now then let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and their offspring, as thou shalt advise:
4arise, and alarm them with the commands of our God; and let it be done according to the law. Rise up, for the matter is upon thee; and we are with thee: be strong and do.
— Ezra-Nehemiah (2 Esdras) 10:5 —
6And Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went to the treasury of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; he even went thither: he ate no bread, and drank no water; for he mourned over the unfaithfulness of them of the captivity.
7And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should assemble at Jerusalem, saying,