44 All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
44 All these had married foreign women, and some of the women had even borne children.
44 All these had married foreign wives and some had also had children by them.
44 All these had taken pagan wives, and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
44 Each of these men had a pagan wife, and some even had children by these wives.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 10:44
Commentary on Ezra 10:15-44
(Read Ezra 10:15-44)
The best reformers can but do their endeavour; when the Redeemer himself shall come to Zion, he shall effectually turn away ungodliness from Jacob. And when sin is repented of and forsaken, God will forgive it; but the blood of Christ, our Sin-offering, is the only atonement which takes away our guilt. No seeming repentance or amendment will benefit those who reject Him, for self-dependence proves them still unhumbled. All the names written in the book of life, are those of penitent sinners, not of self-righteous persons, who think they have no need of repentance.