Ezra 10:1-6 While Ezra was praying and while he was confessing, lamenting and cast to the ground before the House of the One, Elohim, those from Israel convened around him, a very great assembly, men, women and children; for the people lamented with increased lamentation.

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ While Ezra was praying and while he was confessing, lamenting and cast to the ground before the House of the One, Elohim, those from Israel convened around him, a very great assembly, men, women and children; for the people lamented with increased lamentation. ² Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam responded and said to Ezra:We ourselves have offended our Elohim when we located in our houses foreign women from the peoples of the land. Yet now there is expectation for Israel in spite of this. ³ Let us now contract a covenant with our Elohim to send forth all our foreign women and the children born of them, in accordance with the counsel of Yahweh and of those who are trembling at the instruction of our Elohim; and let it be done according to the law. ⁴ Arise, for the matter devolves on you, and we are with you. Be steadfast and act. ⁵ So Ezra arose and made the priests' chiefs, the Levites and all Israel swear to do according to this word. And they swore. ⁶ When Ezra rose from his place before the House of the One, Elohim, he went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib; while he lodged there, he ate no bread and drank no water, for he was mourning over the offense of the sons of deportation.