 Ezra reads the law of Moses to the people and the people celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days; on the eighth they assemble in sackcloth and penitence to recall the past sins which led to the destruction of Jerusalem and the enslavement of the Jews, and enter into a covenant to keep the law and separate themselves from all other peoples.Nehemiah takes measures to repopulate the city and returns to Susa after 12 years in Jerusalem.After some time in Susa he returns, only to find that the people have broken the covenant.