Ezra 5 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Temple Work Resumed

(Hag. 1:1; Zec 1:1 )

When the prophets^H5029, Haggai^H2292 the prophet^H5029 and Zechariah^H2148 the son^H1247 of Iddo^H5714, prophesied^H5029 to the Jews^H3062 who^H1768 were in Judah^H3061 and Jerusalem^H3390 in the name^H8036 of the God^H426 of Israel^H3479, who was over^H5922 them,

Ezr 5:2

Ezr 5:2then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.

Ezr 5:3

At that time^H2166 Tattenai^H8674, the governor^H6347 of the province beyond^H5675 the Euphrates River^H5103, and Shethar-bozenai^H8370 and their colleagues^H3675 came^H858 to them and spoke^H560 to them as^H3652 follows^H3652: “Who^H4479 issued^H7761 you a decree^H2942 to rebuild^H1124 this^H1836 [fn]temple^H1005 and to finish^H3635 this^H1836 structure^H846?”

Ezr 5:4

Ezr 5:4Then we told them accordingly what the names of the men were who were reconstructing this building.

Ezr 5:5

Ezr 5:5But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until the report could reach Darius, and then the decree concerning it could be sent back.

Enemies Write to Darius

Ezr 5:6

This is the copy^H6573 of the letter^H104 that Tattenai^H8674, the governor^H6347 of the province beyond^H5675 the Euphrates River^H5103, and Shethar-bozenai^H8370 and his colleagues^H3675 the officials^H671, who^H1768 were beyond^H5675 the River^H5103, sent^H7972 to Darius^H1868 the king^H4430.

Ezr 5:7

Ezr 5:7They sent the report to him in which it was written as follows: “To Darius the king, all peace.

Ezr 5:8

Ezr 5:8“May it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God which is being built with large stones, and [fn]beams are being laid in the walls; and this work is being performed with great care and is succeeding in their hands.

Ezr 5:9

Ezr 5:9“Then we asked those elders and said to them as follows: ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?’

Ezr 5:10

Ezr 5:10“We also asked them their names so as to inform you, in order that we might write down the names of the men who were [fn]in charge.

Ezr 5:11

Ezr 5:11“So they [fn]answered us as follows, saying, ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

Ezr 5:12

Ezr 5:12‘But because our fathers provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He handed them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.

Ezr 5:13

Ezr 5:13‘However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.

Ezr 5:14

Ezr 5:14‘Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought them to the temple of Babylon, King Cyrus took them from the temple of Babylon and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.

Ezr 5:15

Ezr 5:15‘And he said to him, “Take these utensils, go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and have the house of God rebuilt in its place.”

Ezr 5:16

Ezr 5:16‘Then that Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem; and from then until now it has been under construction and it is not yet completed.’

Ezr 5:17

Ezr 5:17“And now, if it pleases the king, let a search be conducted in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, as to whether a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem; and let the king send to us his decision concerning this matter.”

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NASB20 Footnotes

(5:3)

Lit house, and so in vv 9, 11, 12

(5:8)

Lit timber is

(5:10)

Lit at their heads

(5:11)

Lit returned us the word

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Ezra 5 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Temple Work Resumed

Enemies Write to Darius

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