Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “It is so; we must do as you have said.
but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers; they twisted like a deceitful bow.
Their heart was not steadfast toward him; they were not faithful to his covenant.
In those days also I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God, and let it be done according to the Law. Arise, for it is your task, and we are with you; be strong and do it.”
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