Ezra 9:2-4

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² The men of Israel had married girls from these heathen nations and had taken them as wives for their sons. So the holy people of God were being polluted by these mixed marriages, and the political leaders were some of the worst offenders.

³ When I heard this, I tore my clothing and pulled hair from my head and beard and sat down utterly baffled. ⁴ Then many who feared the God of Israel because of this sin of his people came and sat with me until the time of the evening burnt offering.