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Text -- Nehemiah 13:25 (NET)

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13:25 So I entered a complaint with them. I called down a curse on them, and I struck some of the men and pulled out their hair. I had them swear by God saying, “You will not marry off your daughters to their sons, and you will not take any of their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
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Wesley: Neh 13:25 - -- Caused them to be excommunicated and cast out of the society of God's people. This and the following punishments were justly inflicted upon them, beca...

Caused them to be excommunicated and cast out of the society of God's people. This and the following punishments were justly inflicted upon them, because this transgression was contrary both to a plain law of God, and to their own late solemn covenants.

Wesley: Neh 13:25 - -- I caused to be beaten with stripes, according to the law, Deu 25:2, such whose faults were most aggravated; to whom he added this punishment over and ...

I caused to be beaten with stripes, according to the law, Deu 25:2, such whose faults were most aggravated; to whom he added this punishment over and above the former.

Wesley: Neh 13:25 - -- Or, shaved them. The hair was an ensign of liberty among the eastern nations; and baldness was a disgrace, and token of slavery and sorrow.

Or, shaved them. The hair was an ensign of liberty among the eastern nations; and baldness was a disgrace, and token of slavery and sorrow.

JFB: Neh 13:25 - -- That is, pronounced on them an anathema which entailed excommunication.

That is, pronounced on them an anathema which entailed excommunication.

JFB: Neh 13:25 - -- To cut off the hair of offenders seems to be a punishment rather disgraceful than severe; yet it is supposed that pain was added to disgrace, and that...

To cut off the hair of offenders seems to be a punishment rather disgraceful than severe; yet it is supposed that pain was added to disgrace, and that they tore off the hair with violence as if they were plucking a bird alive.

Clarke: Neh 13:25 - -- I contended with them - Proved the fact against these iniquitous fathers, in a legal assembly

I contended with them - Proved the fact against these iniquitous fathers, in a legal assembly

Clarke: Neh 13:25 - -- And cursed them - Denounced the judgments of God and the sentence of the law upon them

And cursed them - Denounced the judgments of God and the sentence of the law upon them

Clarke: Neh 13:25 - -- Smote certain of them - Had them punished by whipping

Smote certain of them - Had them punished by whipping

Clarke: Neh 13:25 - -- And plucked off their hair - Had them shaven, as a mark of the greatest ignominy

And plucked off their hair - Had them shaven, as a mark of the greatest ignominy

Clarke: Neh 13:25 - -- And made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give - Caused them to bind themselves by an oath, that they would make no intermarriages with those...

And made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give - Caused them to bind themselves by an oath, that they would make no intermarriages with those who were not of the seed of Israel.

TSK: Neh 13:25 - -- I contended : Neh 13:11, Neh 13:17; Pro 28:4 cursed : or, reviled, Neh 5:13; Deu 27:14-26; Psa 15:4; Luk 11:45, Luk 11:46 smote : Deu 25:2, Deu 25:3; ...

I contended : Neh 13:11, Neh 13:17; Pro 28:4

cursed : or, reviled, Neh 5:13; Deu 27:14-26; Psa 15:4; Luk 11:45, Luk 11:46

smote : Deu 25:2, Deu 25:3; Ezr 7:26

plucked : Isa 50:6

made them : Neh 10:29, Neh 10:30; Deu 6:13; 2Ch 15:12-15; Ezr 10:5

Ye shall not : Exo 34:16; Deu 7:3

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Poole: Neh 13:25 - -- Cursed them i.e. caused them to be excommunicated and cast out of the society and privileges of God’ s people. This and the following punishment...

Cursed them i.e. caused them to be excommunicated and cast out of the society and privileges of God’ s people. This and the following punishments were justly inflicted upon them, because this transgression was contrary both to a very plain and express law of God, and also to their own late solemn covenants and promises, of which see Ezr 10 Ne 10:30 .

Smote certain of them i.e. I caused to be beaten with stripes, according to the law, Deu 25:2 , those whose faults were most aggravated by their quality or other circumstances; to whom he added this punishment over and besides the former.

Plucked off their hair or, shaved them . The hair was an ornament and ensign of liberty among the eastern nations; and baldness was a disgrace and token of slavery and sorrow. See Isa 3:24 Isa 15:2 Jer 48:37 Eze 29:18 .

Haydock: Neh 13:25 - -- Curse, or excommunicated them, (Calmet) the guilty parents. (Haydock) --- Shaved. Hebrew and Septuagint, "plucked off their hair," by the roots...

Curse, or excommunicated them, (Calmet) the guilty parents. (Haydock) ---

Shaved. Hebrew and Septuagint, "plucked off their hair," by the roots, for greater torment. Sometimes quicklime was then sprinkled on the head, (Calmet) as adulterers were treated at Athens. Schol. Aristoph.[Aristophanes?] ---

King Artaxerxes changed this punishment, and ordered that his officers should be forbidden to wear the tiara instead. Domitian caused the hair and beard of Apollonius to be shaven. (Philost. iii. 14.) (Calmet) ---

That they. Hebrew, "Ye shall not," &c.

Gill: Neh 13:25 - -- And I contended with them,.... Argued with them, faithfully admonished them, and sharply reproved them: and cursed them; assuring them that the cur...

And I contended with them,.... Argued with them, faithfully admonished them, and sharply reproved them:

and cursed them; assuring them that the curse of God would come upon them, unless they repented. Aben Ezra interprets it of excommunicating them, either with "Cherem" or "Niddui", which were two sorts of excommunication among the Jews; but it is a question whether as yet those were used by them:

and smote certain of them; ordered them to be beaten with rods or scourges, as transgressors of the law:

and plucked off their hair; or ordered it to be plucked off by the executioner that smote them; which sort of punishment, as it was painful, it was disgraceful and ignominious, see Isa 1:6,

and made them swear by God, saying, ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves; not intermarry with them; this they had sworn to before, Neh 10:29.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Neh 13:25 Heb “give.”

Geneva Bible: Neh 13:25 And I contended with them, and ( m ) cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], Ye shal...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Neh 13:1-31 - --1 Upon the reading of the law, separation is made from the mixed multitude.4 Nehemiah, at his return, causes the chambers to be cleansed.10 He reforms...

MHCC: Neh 13:23-31 - --If either parent be ungodly, corrupt nature will incline the children to take after that one; which is a strong reason why Christians should not be un...

Matthew Henry: Neh 13:23-31 - -- We have here one instance more of Nehemiah's pious zeal for the purifying of his countrymen as a peculiar people to God; that was the thing he aimed...

Keil-Delitzsch: Neh 13:25-27 - -- With these people also Nehemiah contended ( אריב like Neh 13:11 andNeh 13:17), cursed them, smote certain of their men, and plucked off their ha...

Constable: Neh 7:73--13:31 - --II. THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS chs. 8--13 One writer viewed chapters 8-13 (really 7:73-13:37) as the third part...

Constable: Neh 13:1-31 - --D. The Reforms Instituted by Nehemiah ch. 13 To understand when the events described in this chapter too...

Constable: Neh 13:23-29 - --5. The rebuke of mixed marriages 13:23-29 Nehemiah confronted this problem as Ezra had several y...

Guzik: Neh 13:1-31 - --Nehemiah 13 - Nehemiah's Reforms A. True worship leads to the nation's obedience. 1. (1-2) Hearing the law brings a call to obedience. On that day...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Nehemiah (Book Introduction) NEHEMIAH appears to have been the author of this book, from his usually writing in his own name, and indeed, except in those parts which are unmistaka...

JFB: Nehemiah (Outline) NEHEMIAH, UNDERSTANDING BY HANANI THE AFFLICTED STATE OF JERUSALEM, MOURNS, FASTS, AND PRAYS. (Neh 1:1-3) HIS PRAYER. (Neh 1:4-11) ARTAXERXES, UNDERS...

TSK: Nehemiah (Book Introduction) Of Nehemiah, the author and principal actor in the events recorded in this book, the Jews speak as one of the greatest men of their nation. His conce...

TSK: Nehemiah 13 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Neh 13:1, Upon the reading of the law, separation is made from the mixed multitude; Neh 13:4, Nehemiah, at his return, causes the chamber...

Poole: Nehemiah 13 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 13 Upon the reading of the law separation is made between Israel and the mixed multitude, Neh 13:1-3 . Nehemiah, at his return to Jerusalem,...

MHCC: Nehemiah (Book Introduction) The Old Testament history closes with the book of Nehemiah, wherein is recorded the workings of his heart, in the management of public affairs; with m...

MHCC: Nehemiah 13 (Chapter Introduction) (Neh 13:1-9) Nehemiah turns out the mixed multitude. (Neh 13:10-14) Nehemiah's reform in the house of God. (Neh 13:15-22) Sabbath-breaking restraine...

Matthew Henry: Nehemiah (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Book of Nehemiah This book continues the history of the children of the captivity, the poor Jews,...

Matthew Henry: Nehemiah 13 (Chapter Introduction) Nehemiah, having finished what he undertook for the fencing and filling of the holy city, returned to the king his master, who was not willing to b...

Constable: Nehemiah (Book Introduction) Introduction Title This book, like so many others in the Old Testament, received its t...

Constable: Nehemiah (Outline) Outline I. The fortification of Jerusalem chs. 1-7 A. The return under Nehemiah chs. 1-2 ...

Constable: Nehemiah Nehemiah Bibliography Ackroyd, Peter R. I and II Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah. London: SCM Press, 1973. ...

Haydock: Nehemiah (Book Introduction) THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAS; commonly called THE SECOND BOOK OF ESDRAS. INTRODUCTION. This Book takes its name from the writer, who was cup-bearer t...

Gill: Nehemiah (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH This book is, by the authors of the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions, called the "Second" Book of Ezra, it being a contin...

Gill: Nehemiah 13 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 13 This chapter relates the reformation of various abuses crept in among the Jews by Nehemiah, who removed the Moabites an...

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