Nehemiah 13:23-25

International Standard Version

Removing Foreign Spouses^(A)

²³ At that time I also noticed that Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. ²⁴ Furthermore, their children spoke half of the time in the language of Ashdod, and could not speak in the language of Judah. Instead, they spoke in the languages of various peoples. ²⁵ So I rebuked them, cursed them, struck some of their men, tore out their hair, and made them take this oath in the name of God: “You are not to give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.