The Good Man's Sorrow Over the People's Sin
William Jones. Ezra 9:1-4 Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites… Learn — 1. Separation from the world is obligatory upon the true Christian. 2. Sin in others should be regarded by the true Christian with unfeigned sorrow and reprobation of the sin. 3. Sin in the avowed people of God is especially heinous and mournful. 4. It behoves Christians to give all diligence to walk holily and unblamably before God and before men (William Jones.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. WEB: Now when these things were done, the princes drew near to me, saying, "The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, [doing] according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.