5. Within the three days, on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the men of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin came to Jerusalem
6. and assembled in the Temple square. Everyone was shivering with the cold because it was wintertime.
7. Then Ezra stood up and spoke to them, “You have broken the Law and brought guilt on Israel by marrying foreign women.
8. Now then, tell the truth and confess your sins to the Lord, the God of our ancestors,
9. and do what he requires. Separate yourselves from the foreigners living in our land and get rid of your foreign wives.”
49-50. When the people heard what the Law required, they were so moved that they began to weep. The governor said to Ezra, the priest and scholar of the Law, and to all the Levites who were teaching the people, “This day is holy to the Lord;
51. go home and have a feast. Share your food and wine with those who have none.
52. Today is holy to the Lord, so don't be sad. He will restore your former glory.”