1 Ezra prayed and cried at God’s house. Many men, women, and kids came and cried too. 2 A man named Shecaniah said to Ezra, “We did wrong. We married wives from other lands. But we still have hope.” ️️ 3 Shecaniah said, “Let us make a promise to God. We will send away the wives and kids from other lands. We will do what God says.” 4 Shecaniah said, “Get up, Ezra. This is your job. We will help you. Be brave. Do it.” ♂️ 5 Ezra stood up. He made the leaders, priests, helpers, and all the people promise to do this. ✋ 6 Ezra went to a room. He did not eat or drink. He was very sad for the people who came back from far land. 7 A message went to all the people in Judah and Jerusalem: “Come to the city in three days.” ️3️⃣ 8 They said, “If you do not come, you will lose your things, and you will not be in the group.” ⚠️ 9 All the men came in three days. It was cold rain. They sat by God’s house and shook with fear and cold. ️❄️⛪ 10 Ezra the priest said, “You did wrong. You married wives from other lands. You made guilt on Israel.” ️ 11 Ezra said, “Now say sorry to the Lord your God. Do what He wants. Move away from the people here and the wives from other lands.” ➡️ 12 All the people said with a loud voice, “We will do what you said.” ✅ 13 They said, “But we are many. It is hard rain. We cannot stand outside. This job will take many days.” ️⏳ 14 They said, “Let leaders help. Men who married wives from other lands will come at set times. City elders and judges will come too. We will do this until God is not mad.” ️⚖️ 15 Only some men said no: Jonathan and Jahzeiah. Two other men stood with them. ♂️♂️ 16 The people who came back did as told. Ezra chose leaders by families. They sat to look at each case on month 10, day 1. ️ 17 They finished by month 1, day 1. ✅️ 18 Some priests had married wives from other lands. They were from Jeshua’s family group. ⚖️ 19 These men promised to send away those wives. They gave a ram as a guilt gift. 20 More priests from another family had done this too. ⚖️ 21 Men from Harim’s family had done this too. 22 Men from Pashhur’s family had done this too. 23 Some helpers at God’s house (Levites) had done this too. ️ 24 One singer and some gate men had done this too. 25 Men from the Parosh family had done this. 26 Men from the Elam family had done this. 27 Men from the Zattu family had done this. 28 Men from the Bebai family had done this. 29 Men from the Bani family had done this. 30 Men from the Pahath-Moab family had done this. 31 Men from the Harim family had done this. 32 Men from the Hashum family had done this. 33 Men from another Bani group had done this. 34 More men were named who had done this. ️ 35 More men were named who had done this. ️ 36 More men were named who had done this. ️ 37 More men were named who had done this. ️ 38 More men were named who had done this. ️ 39 More men were named who had done this. ️ 40 More men were named who had done this. ️ 41 More men were named who had done this. ️ 42 More men were named who had done this. ️ 43 More men were named who had done this. ️ 44 All these men had married wives from other lands. Some wives had kids.