nkjv Ezra:9:11-14 SEEK
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which You commanded by Your servants the prophets ,
saying , "
The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land ,
with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands ,
with their abominations which have filled it from one end to another with their impurity .
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Now therefore ,
do not give your daughters as wives for their sons ,
nor take their daughters to your sons ;
and never seek their peace or prosperity ,
that you may be strong and eat the good of the land ,
and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever .'
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And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt ,
since You our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve ,
and have given us such deliverance as this ,
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should we again break Your commandments ,
and join in marriage with the people committing these abominations ?
Would You not be angry with us until You had consumed us ,
so that there would be no remnant or survivor ?