KJV ORIGINAL
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then the entire group of people responded together, shouting loudly, 'You're absolutely right! We must do exactly what you've said!'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The people are unanimously and enthusiastically agreeing to follow through on what their leader has told them they need to do.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Ezra's reforms after the Jewish people returned from Babylonian exile around 458 BC. Ezra had just confronted the people about their intermarriage with pagan nations, which violated God's law and threatened their spiritual identity. The congregation is responding to Ezra's call for them to separate from these foreign wives and return to faithfulness to God's commands.
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