"And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it."
Commentary
Gill's Exposition
And because of all this,.... Of all this distress, and that it might be removed, and be clear of it; or "in all this distress and evil", as Jarchi and
Aben Ezra, in the midst of it all: we make a sure covenant; or faithfully promise to observe the law of God, and particularly put away strange wives, and not intermarry with the people of the land: and write it; that it may remain and be a testimony against them should they break it, being their own handwriting: and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it; as witnesses of it, and thereby binding themselves to observe the same things; their names that sealed are given in the next chapter. Next: Nehemiah Chapter 10 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Nehemiah: Neh... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Nehemiah: Neh... »
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
And because of all this,.... Of all this distress, and that it might be removed, and be clear of it; or "in all this distress and evil", as Jarchi and
Aben Ezra, in the midst of it all: we make a sure covenant; or faithfully promise to observe the law of God, and particularly put away strange wives, and not intermarry with the people of the land: and write it; that it may remain and be a testimony against them should they break it, being their own handwriting: and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it; as witnesses of it, and thereby binding themselves to observe the same things; their names that sealed are given in the next chapter. Next: Nehemiah Chapter 10 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Nehemiah: Neh... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Nehemiah: Neh... »