Ezra soon discovered that many Jews, including some priests and elders, had overstepped God’s Law by marrying pagan wives.
Ezra drīz uzzināja, ka daudzi jūdi — pat vairāki priesteri un tautas vecaji — ir pārkāpuši Dieva likumu un apprecējuši cittautietes. ( 5. Mozus 7: 3, 4.)