On that day³¹¹⁷ they read⁷¹²¹ in the book⁵⁶¹² of Moses⁴⁸⁷² in the audience²⁴¹ of the people;⁵⁹⁷¹ and therein was found⁴⁶⁷² written,³⁷⁸⁹ that the Ammonite⁵⁹⁸⁴ and the Moabite⁴¹²⁵ should not come⁹³⁵ into the congregation⁶⁹⁵¹ of Elohim⁴³⁰ for⁵⁷⁰⁴ ever;⁵⁷⁶⁹

Because they met⁶⁹²³ not the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ with bread³⁸⁹⁹ and with water,⁴³²⁵ but hired⁷⁹³⁶ Balaam¹¹⁰⁹ against them, that he should curse⁷⁰⁴³ them: howbeit our Elohim⁴³⁰ turned²⁰¹⁵ the curse⁷⁰⁴⁵ into a blessing.¹²⁹³

Deuteronomy 23:5

Now it came to pass, when they had heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ the law,⁸⁴⁵¹ that they separated⁹¹⁴ from Israel³⁴⁷⁸ all the mixed multitude.⁶¹⁵⁴

And before⁶⁴⁴⁰ this, Eliashib⁴⁷⁵ the priest,³⁵⁴⁸ having the oversight⁵⁴¹⁴ of the chamber³⁹⁵⁷ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of our Elohim,⁴³⁰ was allied⁷¹³⁸ unto Tobiah:²⁹⁰⁰

And he had prepared⁶²¹³ for him a great¹⁴¹⁹ chamber,³⁹⁵⁷ where aforetime⁶⁴⁴⁰ they laid⁵⁴¹⁴ the meat offerings,⁴⁵⁰³ the frankincense,³⁸²⁸ and the vessels,³⁶²⁷ and the tithes⁴⁶⁴³ of the corn,¹⁷¹⁵ the new wine,⁸⁴⁹² and the oil,³³²³ which was commanded⁴⁶⁸⁷ to be given to the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ and the singers,⁷⁸⁹¹ and the porters;⁷⁷⁷⁸ and the offerings⁸⁶⁴¹ of the priests.³⁵⁴⁸

But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem:³³⁸⁹ for in the two⁸¹⁴⁷ and thirtieth⁷⁹⁷⁰ year⁸¹⁴¹ of Artaxerxes⁷⁸³ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon⁸⁹⁴ came⁹³⁵ I unto the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and after⁷⁰⁹³ certain days³¹¹⁷ obtained I leave⁷⁵⁹² of the king:⁴⁴²⁸

And I came⁹³⁵ to Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and understood⁹⁹⁵ of the evil⁷⁴⁵¹ that Eliashib⁴⁷⁵ did⁶²¹³ for Tobiah,²⁹⁰⁰ in preparing⁶²¹³ him a chamber⁵³⁹³ in the courts²⁶⁹¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Elohim.⁴³⁰

And it grieved³⁴¹⁵ me sore:³⁹⁶⁶ therefore I cast forth⁷⁹⁹³ all the household¹⁰⁰⁴ stuff³⁶²⁷ of Tobiah²⁹⁰⁰ out of²³⁵¹ the chamber.³⁹⁵⁷

Then I commanded,⁵⁵⁹ and they cleansed²⁸⁹¹ the chambers:³⁹⁵⁷ and thither brought I again⁷⁷²⁵ the vessels³⁶²⁷ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Elohim,⁴³⁰ with the meat offering⁴⁵⁰³ and the frankincense.³⁸²⁸

And I perceived³⁰⁴⁵ that the portions⁴⁵²¹ of the Levites³⁸⁸¹ had not been given⁵⁴¹⁴ them: for the Levites³⁸⁸¹ and the singers,⁷⁸⁹¹ that did⁶²¹³ the work,⁴³⁹⁹ were fled¹²⁷² every one³⁷⁶ to his field.⁷⁷⁰⁴

Then contended⁷³⁷⁸ I with the rulers,⁵⁴⁶¹ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Why is the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Elohim⁴³⁰ forsaken?⁵⁸⁰⁰ And I gathered them together,⁶⁹⁰⁸ and set⁵⁹⁷⁵ them in their place.⁵⁹⁷⁷

Then brought⁹³⁵ all Judah³⁰⁶³ the tithe⁴⁶⁴³ of the corn¹⁷¹⁵ and the new wine⁸⁴⁹² and the oil³³²³ unto the treasuries.²¹⁴

And I made treasurers⁶⁸⁶ over the treasuries,²¹⁴ Shelemiah⁸⁰¹⁸ the priest,³⁵⁴⁸ and Zadok⁶⁶⁵⁹ the scribe,⁵⁶⁰⁸ and of the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ Pedaiah:⁶³⁰⁵ and next to them³⁰²⁷ was Hanan²⁶⁰⁵ the son¹¹²¹ of Zaccur,²¹³⁹ the son¹¹²¹ of Mattaniah:⁴⁹⁸³ for they were counted²⁸⁰³ faithful,⁵³⁹ and their office was to distribute²⁵⁰⁵ unto their brethren.²⁵¹

Remember²¹⁴² me, O my Elohim,⁴³⁰ concerning this, and wipe not out⁴²²⁹ my good deeds²⁶¹⁷ that I have done⁶²¹³ for the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of my Elohim,⁴³⁰ and for the offices⁴⁹²⁹ thereof.

In those days³¹¹⁷ saw⁷²⁰⁰ I in Judah³⁰⁶³ some treading¹⁸⁶⁹ wine presses¹⁶⁶⁰ on the sabbath,⁷⁶⁷⁶ and bringing in⁹³⁵ sheaves,⁶¹⁹⁴ and lading⁶⁰⁰⁶ donkeys;²⁵⁴³ as also wine,³¹⁹⁶ grapes,⁶⁰²⁵ and figs,⁸³⁸⁴ and all manner of burdens,⁴⁸⁵³ which they brought into⁹³⁵ Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ on the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶ day:³¹¹⁷ and I testified⁵⁷⁴⁹ against them in the day³¹¹⁷ wherein they sold⁴³⁷⁶ victuals.⁶⁷¹⁸

Ezekiel 20:24

There dwelt³⁴²⁷ men of Tyre⁶⁸⁷⁶ also therein, which brought⁹³⁵ fish,¹⁷⁰⁹ and all manner of ware,⁴³⁷⁷ and sold⁴³⁷⁶ on the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶ unto the children¹¹²¹ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ and in Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹

Then I contended⁷³⁷⁸ with the nobles²⁷¹⁵ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, What evil⁷⁴⁵¹ thing¹⁶⁹⁷ is this that ye do,⁶²¹³ and profane²⁴⁹⁰ the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶ day?³¹¹⁷

Did⁶²¹³ not your fathers¹ thus, and did not our Elohim⁴³⁰ bring⁹³⁵ all this evil⁷⁴⁵¹ upon us, and upon this city?⁵⁸⁹² yet ye bring more³²⁵⁴ wrath²⁷⁴⁰ upon Israel³⁴⁷⁸ by profaning²⁴⁹⁰ the sabbath.⁷⁶⁷⁶

And it came to pass, that when the gates⁸¹⁷⁹ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ began to be dark⁶⁷⁵¹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the sabbath,⁷⁶⁷⁶ I commanded⁵⁵⁹ that the gates¹⁸¹⁷ should be shut,⁵⁴⁶² and charged⁵⁵⁹ that they should not be opened⁶⁶⁰⁵ till after³¹⁰ the sabbath:⁷⁶⁷⁶ and some of my servants⁵²⁸⁸ set⁵⁹⁷⁵ I at the gates,⁸¹⁷⁹ that there should no burden⁴⁸⁵³ be brought⁹³⁵ in on the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶ day.³¹¹⁷

Isaiah 58:13; Jeremiah 17:21-27

So the merchants⁷⁴⁰² and sellers⁴³⁷⁶ of all kind of ware⁴⁴⁶⁵ lodged³⁸⁸⁵ without²³⁵¹ Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ once⁶⁴⁷¹ or twice.⁸¹⁴⁷

Then I testified⁵⁷⁴⁹ against them, and said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Why lodge³⁸⁸⁵ ye about⁵⁰⁴⁸ the wall?²³⁴⁶ if ye do so again,⁸¹³⁸ I will lay⁷⁹⁷¹ hands³⁰²⁷ on you. From that time⁶²⁵⁶ forth came⁹³⁵ they no more on the sabbath.⁷⁶⁷⁶

And I commanded⁵⁵⁹ the Levites³⁸⁸¹ that they should cleanse²⁸⁹¹ themselves, and that they should come⁹³⁵ and keep⁸¹⁰⁴ the gates,⁸¹⁷⁹ to sanctify⁶⁹⁴² the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶ day.³¹¹⁷ Remember²¹⁴² me, O my Elohim,⁴³⁰ concerning this also, and spare²³⁴⁷ me according to the greatness⁷²³⁰ of thy mercy.²⁶¹⁷

In those days³¹¹⁷ also saw⁷²⁰⁰ I Jews³⁰⁶⁴ that had married³⁴²⁷ wives⁸⁰² of Ashdod,⁷⁹⁶ of Ammon,⁵⁹⁸⁴ and of Moab:⁴¹²⁵

And their children¹¹²¹ spake¹⁶⁹⁶ half²⁶⁷⁷ in the speech of Ashdod,⁷⁹⁷ and could⁵²³⁴ not speak¹⁶⁹⁶ in the Jews' language,³⁰⁶⁶ but according to the language³⁹⁵⁶ of each⁵⁹⁷¹ people.⁵⁹⁷¹

And I contended⁷³⁷⁸ with them, and cursed⁷⁰⁴³ them, and smote⁵²²¹ certain⁵⁸² of them, and plucked off their hair,⁴⁸⁰³ and made them swear⁷⁶⁵⁰ by Elohim,⁴³⁰ saying, Ye shall not give⁵⁴¹⁴ your daughters¹³²³ unto their sons,¹¹²¹ nor take⁵³⁷⁵ their daughters¹³²³ unto your sons,¹¹²¹ or for yourselves.

Deuteronomy 7:3

Did not Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ sin²³⁹⁸ by these things? yet among many⁷²²⁷ nations¹⁴⁷¹ was there no king⁴⁴²⁸ like him, who was beloved¹⁵⁷ of his Elohim,⁴³⁰ and Elohim⁴³⁰ made⁵⁴¹⁴ him king⁴⁴²⁸ over all Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ nevertheless even¹⁵⁷¹ him did outlandish⁵²³⁷ women⁸⁰² cause to sin.²³⁹⁸

Shall we then hearken⁸⁰⁸⁵ unto you to do⁶²¹³ all this great¹⁴¹⁹ evil,⁷⁴⁵¹ to transgress⁴⁶⁰³ against our Elohim⁴³⁰ in marrying³⁴²⁷ strange⁵²³⁷ wives?⁸⁰²

And one of the sons¹¹²¹ of Joiada,³¹¹¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Eliashib⁴⁷⁵ the high¹⁴¹⁹ priest,³⁵⁴⁸ was son in law²⁸⁶⁰ to Sanballat⁵⁵⁷¹ the Horonite:²⁷⁷² therefore I chased¹²⁷² him from me.

Remember²¹⁴² them, O my Elohim,⁴³⁰ because they have defiled¹³⁵² the priesthood,³⁵⁵⁰ and the covenant¹²⁸⁵ of the priesthood,³⁵⁵⁰ and of the Levites.³⁸⁸¹

Thus cleansed²⁸⁹¹ I them from all strangers,⁵²³⁶ and appointed⁵⁹⁷⁵ the wards⁴⁹³¹ of the priests³⁵⁴⁸ and the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ every one³⁷⁶ in his business;⁴³⁹⁹

And for the wood⁶⁰⁸⁶ offering,⁷¹³³ at times⁶²⁵⁶ appointed,²¹⁶³ and for the firstfruits.¹⁰⁶¹ Remember²¹⁴² me, O my Elohim,⁴³⁰ for good.²⁸⁹⁶