Ezra 10:10 - Exposition

Ezra the priest stood up . Now that the time had come for action, Ezra was not wanting to his duties. The chief authority had been put into his hands by the Persian king ( Ezra 7:25 , Ezra 7:26 ), and he was bound to exercise it. Accordingly, the great bulk of the nation being assembled in obedience to the proclamation, Ezra came forward in person, and declared that the "strange wives" must be put away. Ye have taken strange wives . Literally, "have caused to dwell," i.e. have made them come and live with you in the holy land.