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| Ezra 5:1 |
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When the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah
the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the
name of the God of Israel, who was over them, |
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| Ezra 5:2 |
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then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua
the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God which is in Jerusalem;
and the prophets of God were with them supporting them. |
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| Ezra 5:3 |
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At that time Tattenai, the governor of the province
beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues came to them and spoke
to them thus, "Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this
structure?" |
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| Ezra 5:4 |
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Then we told them accordingly what the names
of the men were who were reconstructing this building. |
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| Ezra 5:5 |
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But the eye of their God was on the elders of
the Jews, and they did not stop them until a report could come to Darius, and
then a written reply be returned concerning it. |
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Adversaries Write to Darius |
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| Ezra 5:6 |
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This is the copy of the letter which Tattenai,
the governor of the province beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and his colleagues
the officials, who were beyond the River, sent to Darius the king. |
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| Ezra 5:7 |
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They sent a report to him in which it was written
thus: "To Darius the king, all peace. |
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| Ezra 5:8 |
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"Let 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 huge stones, and beams are being laid in the walls; and this work is going
on with great care and is succeeding in their hands. |
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| Ezra 5:9 |
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"Then we asked those elders and said to them
thus, 'Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?'
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| Ezra 5:10 |
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"We also asked them their names so as to inform
you, and that we might write down the names of the men who were at their head.
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| Ezra 5:11 |
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"Thus they answered us, 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. |
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| Ezra 5:12 |
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'But because our fathers had provoked the God
of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,
the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon. |
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| Ezra 5:13 |
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'However, in the first year of Cyrus king of
Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild this house of God. |
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| Ezra 5:14 |
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'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, these King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon
and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.
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| Ezra 5:15 |
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'He said to him, "Take these utensils, go and
deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem and let the house of God be rebuilt in
its place." |
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| Ezra 5:16 |
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'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.' |
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| Ezra 5:17 |
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"Now if it pleases the king, let a search be
conducted in the king's treasure house, which is there in Babylon, if it be that
a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God at Jerusalem; and
let the king send to us his decision concerning this matter." |
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