Ezra 1:3

Whoever there is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.

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WEBBE

Whoever there is amongst you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.

BSB

Whoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.

KJV

Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.

ASV

Whosoever there is among you of all his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Jehovah, the God of Israel ( he is God), which is in Jerusalem.

BBE

Whoever there is among you of his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and take in hand the building of the house of the Lord, the God of Israel; he is the God who is in Jerusalem.

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מִי־ mi- who H4310 בָכֶם va·khem [is] among you H9036 מִכָּל־ mi·kol from all H3605 עַמּוֹ a·mo people his H5971 יְהִי ye·hi may he be H1961 אֱלֹהָיו 'e·lo·hav God his H430 עִמּוֹ i·mo with him H5973 וְיַעַל ve·ya·'al and let him go up H5927 לִירוּשָׁלִַם li·ru·sha·lim to Jerusalem H3389 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 בִּיהוּדָה bi·hu·dah [is] in Judah H3063 וְיִבֶן ve·yi·ven and let him build H1129 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֵי 'e·lo·hei [the] God of H430 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 הוּא hu' he H1931 הָאֱלֹהִים ha·'e·lo·him [is] (the) God H430 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher who H834 בִּירוּשָׁלִָם bi·ru·sha·lim [is] in Jerusalem H3389

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–4

The Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus. The hearts of kings are in the hand of the Lord. God governs the world by his influence on the spirits of men; whatever good they do, God stirs up their spirits to do it. It was during the captivity of the Jews, that God principally employed them as the means of calling the attention of the heathen to him. Cyrus took it for granted, that those among the Jews who were able, would offer free-will offerings for the house of God. He would also have them supplied out of his kingdom. Well-wishers to the temple should be well-doers for it.

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2 Chronicles 36:23

Cross-references

15

People & places

Jerusalem

Topics

GodIsrael, Prophecies Concerning

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.