Now then let us make a covenant with our God, to put away all the wives, and their offspring, as you advise:

arise, and alarm them with the commands of our God; and let [it] be done according to the law. Rise up, for the matter [is] upon you; and we [are] with you. Be strong and do.

And in those days I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab.

For their heart [was] not right with Him, neither were they steadfast in His covenant.

And they turned back, and broke covenant, even as also their fathers; they became like a crooked bow.