Christian Standard Bible
Ezra 7:19
19Deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.
Ezra 7:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
- New International Version (NIV)Deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles entrusted to you for worship in the temple of your God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The vessels that have been given you for the service of the house of your God, you shall deliver before the God of Jerusalem.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also the articles that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem.
Context of Ezra 7:19
17Then you are to be diligent to buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs, along with their grain and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem. 18You may do whatever seems best to you and your brothers with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God. Deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God. 20You may use the royal treasury to pay for anything else needed for the house of your God. 21I, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers in the region west of the Euphrates River: Whatever Ezra the priest, an expert in the law of the God of the heavens, asks of you must be provided in full,
Read all of Ezra 7Ezra 7:19 word by word
וּמָֽאנַיָּא֙ דִּֽי־מִתְיַהֲבִ֣ין לָ֔ךְ לְפָלְחָ֖ן בֵּ֣ית אֱלָהָ֑ךְ הַשְׁלֵ֕ם קֳדָ֖ם אֱלָ֥הּ יְרוּשְׁלֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The vesselsמָאןmâ'n · utensilH3984
- also that are givenיְהַבyehab · to giveH3052
- thee for the serviceפׇּלְחָןpolchân · serviceH6402
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
- of thy Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
- deliverשְׁלֵםshelam · be completeH8000
- thou beforeקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlêm · JerusalemH3390
Cross-references for Ezra 7:19
- Ezra 8:27twenty gold bowls worth a thousand gold coins, and two articles of fine gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold.
- 2 Chronicles 32:19They spoke against the God of Jerusalem like they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth, which were made by human hands.
- Jeremiah 3:17At that time Jerusalem will be called The Lord’s Throne, and all the nations will be gathered to it, to the name of the Lord in Jerusalem. They will cease to follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.
Commentaries on Ezra 7:19
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 The liberality of heathen kings to support the worship of God, reproached the conduct of many kings of Judah, and will rise up in judgment against the covetousness of wealthy professed Christians, who will not promote the cause of God. But the weapons of Christian ministers are not carnal. Faithful preaching, holy lives, fervent prayers, and patient suffering when called to it, are the means to bring men into obedience to Christ.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-26In this letter, King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the authority to assess the situation in Jerusalem (Ezra 7:14), offer voluntary gifts to God (7:15–20), acquire supplies and funds from local leaders (7:21–24), and implement legal reforms (7:25–26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2611. this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave--The measure which this document authorized, and the remarkable interest in the Jews displayed in it, were most probably owing to the influence of Esther, who is thought to have been raised to the high position of queen a few months previous to the departure of Ezra [Hales]. According to others, who adopt a different chronology, it was more probably pressed upon the attention of the Persian…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezra 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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