1So Ezra was out here praying and crying, like, totally down in front of God's house, and all these peeps from Israel showed up—men, women, kids—just vibing hard with the tears.

2Shechaniah, son of Jehiel, was like, "Yo Ezra, we messed up with God and took these sus wives from the land, but there’s still hope for Israel, fr."

3So let’s make a deal with God to ditch the wives and their kids, following my lord’s advice and the rizz of those who fear God's command; let’s do it by the book.

4Get up; this is your vibe to handle: we’re all in with you, so be brave and pop off!

5Ezra got up and made the chief priests, Levites, and all of Israel swear to stick to this plan. And they were like, "Bet."

6Then Ezra bounced from God’s house and went to Johanan’s room, and he didn’t eat or drink 'cause he was mourning for the peeps who got taken away.

7They spread the word all over Judah and Jerusalem to gather the kids from the captivity in Jerusalem; it was a whole thing.

8And if anyone didn’t show up in three days, the leaders said they’d lose everything and be cut off from the squad of those who got taken.

9So all the dudes from Judah and Benjamin showed up in Jerusalem in three days. It was the ninth month, twentieth day; everyone was in the street by God’s house, shook because of this situation and the heavy rain.

10Ezra the priest stood up and was like, "Y’all have messed up, taking those sus wives, adding to Israel’s trouble."

11So like, confess to the Lord God of your fam, and do what makes Him happy: separate from the vibes of the land and those sus wives.

12The whole squad was like, "For real, we got you, we’re down to do what you say."

13But there are mad people, and it’s raining hard, and we can’t just chill outside, plus this ain’t a one-day job: we’ve got a lot of folks who messed up.

14Let the leaders of the whole crew step up, and all the peeps who took sus wives in our towns show up at the set times, along with the elders and judges, until God cools down on us.

15Only Jonathan, Asahel's kid, and Jahaziah, Tikvah's son, were on this grind: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite had their backs.

16The captives pulled through. Ezra the priest, with some top dads from the fam, all separated names and sat down on day one of the tenth month to figure this out.

17They wrapped it up with all the dudes who had taken sus wives by day one of the first month.

18And they found some priests who had taken sus wives: like Jeshua, Jozadak's son, and his bros; Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

19They agreed to ditch their wives; feeling guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their mess-up.

20And from the sons of Immer; Hanani and Zebadiah.

21Yo, we got the fam of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah. Vibes.

22Then for Pashur's crew: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah. Lit.

23Now for the Levites; it’s Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (aka Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

24And don't forget the singers; Eliashib's in the mix, plus the porters: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

25For Israel, we got the Parosh squad: Ramiah, Jeziah, Malchiah, Miamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah. Bussin.

26And from Elam's fam; it’s Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Eliah. No cap.

27From Zattu, it’s Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza. Savage.

28For Bebai's crew, we got Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. Periodt.

29And from Bani's squad: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Ramoth. Fr.

30Lastly, from Pahath-moab; it’s Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, Binnui, and Manasseh. Pop off.

31Yo, we got the squad from Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, no cap.

32Then there's Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah, vibin' together.

33From the Hashum fam, we got Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei, straight up lit.

34Then the Bani crew rolls in: Maadai, Amram, and Uel, just chillin'.

35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, all part of the squad, periodt.

36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, keeping it real with the vibes.

37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau, just flexin' their names.

38And don't forget Bani and Binnui, plus Shimei, they pop off.

39Shelemiah, Nathan, and Adaiah, bringing the rizz, for sure.

40Last but not least, Machnadebai, Shashai, and Sharai, all in the mix, fr.

41Azareel, Shelemiah, and Shemariah, no cap.

42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph, vibes.

43Yo, from the fam of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah, all chillin'.

44They all went for some sus wives, and some even had kids with them, fr.

1Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

2And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

3Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

4Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

5Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.

6Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

7And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;

8And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.

9Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.

10And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.

11Now therefore make confession unto the Lord God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.

12Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.

13But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.

14Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.

15Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.

16And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

17And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.

18And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

19And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.

20And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.

21And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

22And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

23Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

24Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

25Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

26And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.

27And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

28Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

29And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.

30And of the sons of Pahath–moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

31And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

33Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

34Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,

36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,

38And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,

39And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

41Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

43Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.

44All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.