The number of the repatriated Jews was small. If they entered into mixed marriages, they might eventually merge with the surrounding pagan nations, and pure worship could easily vanish from the face of the earth!
लोकांच्या आज्ञाभंजक वृत्तीमुळे होणाऱ्‍या भयंकर दुष्परिणामांची त्याला जाणीव होती.