2. Ahijah, Phinehas, Eli, Amariah, Azariah, Meraioth, Arna, Uzzi, Borith, Abishua, Phinehas, Eleazar,
3. and Aaron, of the tribe of Levi.When I, Ezra, was a captive in Media during the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia,
4. the Lord said to me,
5. “Go and remind my people and their children of the sins they have committed against me, and let them tell their grandchildren.
6. My people have sinned even more than their ancestors, for they have forgotten me and offered sacrifices to foreign gods.
7. I rescued them from Egypt, where they were slaves, but they have done things that made me angry and have refused to listen to my warnings.