Ezr 9:12 | HCSB | STEP | So do not give your daughters to their sons in marriage or take their daughters for your sons . Never seek their peace or prosperity , so that you will be strong , eat the good things of the land , and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever .”

Ezra 9:12

12 So do not give your daughters to their sons in marriage or take their daughters for your sons. ^a Never seek their peace or prosperity, ^b so that you will be strong, eat the good things of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever.”