They swore their allegiance to the Lord, shouting their approval loudly and sounding trumpets and horns.

Early in the morning the men made a treaty with each other. Isaac sent them off; they separated on good terms.

Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.

So Ezra got up and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take an oath to carry out this plan. And they all took a solemn oath.

The Lord asked, “How can I leave you unpunished, Jerusalem? Your people have rejected me and have worshiped gods that are not gods at all. Even though I supplied all their needs, they were like an unfaithful wife to me. They went flocking to the houses of prostitutes.