Ezra 5
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Ezra 5:13-17

13HoweverH1297, 1in the firstH2298 yearH8140 of CyrusH3567 kingH4430 of BabylonH895, KingH4430 CyrusH3567 2issuedH7761 a decreeH2942 to rebuildH1124 thisH1836 houseH1005 of GodH426.

14AlsoH638 3the goldH1722 and silverH3702 utensilsH3984 of the houseH1005 of GodH426 whichH1768 NebuchadnezzarH5020 had takenH5312 from the templeH1965 in JerusalemH3390 and broughtH2987 them to the templeH1965 of BabylonH895, KingH4430 CyrusH3567 tookH5312 themH1994 from the templeH1965 of BabylonH895 and they were givenH3052 to one 4whose nameH8036 was SheshbazzarH8340, whomH1768 he had appointedH7761 governorH6347.

15And he saidH560 to him, “TakeH5376 theseH429 utensilsH3984, goH236 and depositH5182 them in the templeH1965 in JerusalemH3390, and have the houseH1005 of GodH426 rebuiltH1124 in its placeH870.”

16ThenH116 that SheshbazzarH8340 cameH858 and 5laidH3052 the foundationsH787 of the houseH1005 of GodH426 in JerusalemH3390; and from thenH116 untilH5705 nowH3705 it has been underH1124 constructionH1124 and it is 6not yet completedH8000.’

17And nowH3705, ifH2006 it pleasesH2869 the kingH4430, 7let a searchH1240 be conductedH1240 in the king’sH4430 treasureH1596 houseH1005, whichH1768 is thereH8536 in BabylonH895, as to whetherH2006 a decreeH2942 was issuedH7761 by KingH4430 CyrusH3567 to rebuildH1124 thisH1791 houseH1005 of GodH426 in JerusalemH3390; and let the kingH4430 sendH7972 to us his decisionH7466 concerningH5922 thisH1836 matter.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 5:13 Ezra 1:1 ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 5:13 Ezra 1:1-4 ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 5:14 Ezra 1:7; 6:5; Dan 5:2 ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 5:14 Ezra 1:8; 5:16 ↩
  5. 5. Ezra 5:16 Ezra 3:8, 10 ↩
  6. 6. Ezra 5:16 Ezra 6:15 ↩
  7. 7. Ezra 5:17 Ezra 6:1, 2 ↩

Commentaries on Ezra 5

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