Ezra 10:12
New International Version
The whole assembly responded with a loud voice: “You are right! We must do as you say.

New Living Translation
Then the whole assembly raised their voices and answered, “Yes, you are right; we must do as you say!”

English Standard Version
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “It is so; we must do as you have said.

Berean Standard Bible
And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!

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

New King James Version
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, “Yes! As you have said, so we must do.

New American Standard Bible
Then all the assembly replied with a loud voice, “It is our duty to do exactly as you have said!

NASB 1995
Then all the assembly replied with a loud voice, “That’s right! As you have said, so it is our duty to do.

NASB 1977
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, “That’s right! As you have said, so it is our duty to do.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, “This is so! As you have said, so it is our duty to do.

Amplified Bible
Then all the assembly replied with a loud voice, “It is our responsibility to do just as you have said.

Christian Standard Bible
Then all the assembly responded loudly, “Yes, we will do as you say!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then all the assembly responded with a loud voice: “Yes, we will do as you say!

American Standard Version
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said concerning us, so must we do.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone in the crowd shouted: You're right! We will do what you say.

English Revised Version
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, as thou hast said concerning us, so must we do.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the whole assembly shouted in reply, "Yes! We will do as you say.

Good News Translation
The people shouted in answer, "We will do whatever you say."

International Standard Version
At this, the entire community responded with a loud cry, "We will do just as you've spoken!

Majority Standard Bible
And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: ?Truly we must do as you say!

NET Bible
All the assembly replied in a loud voice: "We will do just as you have said!

New Heart English Bible
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, "As you have said concerning us, so must we do.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.

World English Bible
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “We must do as you have said concerning us.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And all the assembly answers and says [with] a great voice, “Right; according to your word—on us to do;

Young's Literal Translation
And all the assembly answer and say with a great voice, 'Right; according to thy word -- on us to do;

Smith's Literal Translation
And all the convocation will answer and say, with a great voice, So to do according to thy words to us.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the multitude answered and said with a loud voice: According to thy word unto us, so be it done.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the entire multitude responded, and they said with a great voice: “In accord with your word to us, so let be it done.

New American Bible
In answer, the whole assembly cried out with a loud voice: “Yes, it is our duty to do as you say!

New Revised Standard Version
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “It is so; we must do as you have said.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then all the people answered and said to Ezra with a loud voice, Your words concerning us are good, and we shall accept everything which you say concerning us, and do it truthfully.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And all the people answered and they were saying to Azra in a loud voice: “Beautiful is your answer to us, and everything that you tell us to do is acceptable, in truth!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice: 'As thou hast said, so it is for us to do.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Then all the congregation answered and said, This thy word is powerful upon us to do it.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The People's Confession of Sin
11Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.” 12And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say! 13But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.…

Cross References
Nehemiah 8:1-3
At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel. / On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. / So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

Nehemiah 9:1-3
On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads. / Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. / While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.

2 Chronicles 30:12
Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 15:12-15
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul. / And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. / They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns. ...

2 Kings 23:1-3
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. / And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. / So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.

Joshua 24:24
So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”

Exodus 24:3
When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”

Deuteronomy 27:9-10
Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be silent, O Israel, and listen! This day you have become the people of the LORD your God. / You shall therefore obey the voice of the LORD your God and follow His commandments and statutes I am giving you today.”

1 Samuel 7:3-4
Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” / So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.

2 Chronicles 34:29-32
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. / And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. / So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. ...

Acts 2:37-41
When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” / Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. / This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.” ...

Acts 19:18-20
Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds. / And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. / So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.

Matthew 3:5-6
People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan. / Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

Luke 3:10-14
The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” / John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.” / Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?” ...

Romans 6:17
But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.


Treasury of Scripture

Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As you have said, so must we do.

Ezra 10:44
All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

so must we do

Ezra 10:3,4
Now 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…

Nehemiah 13:23
In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:

Psalm 78:37,57
For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant…

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And the whole assembly
The phrase "the whole assembly" refers to the collective gathering of the Israelites who had returned from exile. In Hebrew, the word for assembly is "qahal," which signifies a congregation or gathering of people for a specific purpose. Historically, this assembly was significant as it represented a unified body of God's people coming together to address a serious issue. The unity of the assembly underscores the communal responsibility and collective action required to rectify the sin of intermarriage with foreign women, which was against God's commandments.

responded with a loud voice
The phrase "responded with a loud voice" indicates a strong, unanimous agreement among the people. The Hebrew root for "responded" is "anah," which can mean to answer, testify, or speak. The use of a "loud voice" emphasizes the earnestness and sincerity of their response. This public declaration shows the people's willingness to repent and align themselves with God's will, demonstrating the power of communal confession and commitment to change.

‘You have said
The phrase "You have said" acknowledges the authority of Ezra's leadership and the divine guidance he provided. Ezra, as a scribe and priest, was instrumental in leading the people back to the observance of the Law. This acknowledgment reflects the respect and trust the assembly had in Ezra's spiritual discernment and leadership, recognizing that his words were aligned with God's commands.

and we must do as you say
The commitment "and we must do as you say" signifies the people's resolve to act according to Ezra's instructions. The Hebrew verb "asah," meaning to do or make, indicates a determination to take concrete action. This phrase highlights the importance of obedience to God's law and the willingness to make difficult decisions to restore holiness and purity among God's people. It serves as an inspirational reminder of the transformative power of repentance and the blessings that come from aligning one's life with God's will.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And the whole
כָֽל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

assembly
הַקָּהָ֛ל (haq·qā·hāl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation

responded
וַיַּֽעְנ֧וּ (way·ya‘·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6030: To answer, respond

in a loud
גָּד֑וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

voice:
ק֣וֹל (qō·wl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

“Truly
כֵּ֛ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

we will do
לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

as you say!
כִּדְבָרְךָ֥ (kiḏ·ḇā·rə·ḵā)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause


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