Nehemiah

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NASB	Nehemiah 13:25 So I contended with them and cursed them and struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, "You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take of their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Nehemiah 13:25 So I contended with them and cursed them and struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, "You shall not give your daughters [in marriage] to their sons, nor take [any of] their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

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Bible Question (short): Violent correction?

Question (full): Pulling out their hair: Ouch! What a brutal picture of leadership.

I guess this follows from my question from Ezra 10:3 (feel free to look that that thread, too...) Ezra and Nehemiah were originally, I believe, one book. I was excited about looking to these bold leaders as examples of how to rebuild the people of God after a period of dispersion... I keep coming across these scenes of brutality.

Any advice on how to understand this text? It is particularly hard when the passage ends with the refrain, "Remember me, O my God, for good." (v.489)

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