Ezra 1
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Ezra 1:2-4

2“ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 CyrusH3566 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539 saysH559: ‘The LordH3068, the GodH430 of heavenH8064, has givenH5414 me allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 of the earthH776, and 1He has appointedH6485 me to rebuildH1129 for Him a houseH1004 in JerusalemH3389, whichH834 is in JudahH3063. 3WhoeverH4310 there is among you of allH3605 His peopleH5971, may his GodH430 be with him! 2GoH5927 upH5927 to JerusalemH3389 whichH834 is in JudahH3063 and rebuildH1129 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478; 3He is the GodH430 whoH834 is in JerusalemH3389. 4And everyH3605 survivorH7604, at whateverH3605H834 placeH4725 he may 4liveH1481, the peopleH376 of 5that placeH4725 are to supportH5375 him with silverH3701 and goldH2091, with equipmentH7399 and cattleH929, togetherH5973 withH5973 a 6voluntaryH5071 offeringH5071 for the houseH1004 of GodH430 whichH834 is in JerusalemH3389.’”

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 1:2 Is 44:28; 45:1, 12, 13 ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 1:3 Lit he is to go up ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 1:3 1 Kin 8:23; 18:39; Is 37:16; Dan 6:26 ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 1:4 Or reside as a stranger ↩
  5. 5. Ezra 1:4 Lit his ↩
  6. 6. Ezra 1:4 Or freewill offering ↩

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