Ezra 9:12

Now therefore give not, &c. This sentence reproduces the substance of Deuteronomy 7:3 -Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son".

nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever R.V. … or their prosperity.… This phrase is found in Deuteronomy 23:6 -Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever", where the Ammonites and Moabites are especially referred to. The words had probably become almost proverbial. Here its application is destitute of any reference to the context in Deuteronomy 23. The thought reproduces the prohibition of Exodus 23:32 -Thou shalt make no covenant with them (i.e. the inhabitants of the land) nor with their gods". Compare Jeremiah 29:7 -And seek the peace of the city, whither I have caused you to be carried away captive".

that ye may be strong The same blessing is promised Deuteronomy 11:8 -Therefore shall ye keep all the commandment … that ye may be strong". The power to maintain God's gift was the measure of their true prosperity.

and eat the good of the land Isaiah 1:19 -If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land". The present enjoyment of the gift. The clause, in spite of the reference to -the land", has no verbal parallel in the Pentateuch.

and leaveit for an inheritance The blessing perpetuated. Practically equivalent to -That thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee". Cf. Deuteronomy 11:9. The allusion to Proverbs 13:22; Ezekiel 37:25 can only be of the most shadowy kind.