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Ezra 1

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1 ¶ Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, firstH259 yearH8141 CyrusH3566 kingH4428 PersiaH6539 wordH1697 LORDH3068 mouthH6310 JeremiahH3414 fulfilledH3615 LORDH3068 upH5782 spiritH7307 CyrusH3566 kingH4428 PersiaH6539 proclamationH5674 proclamationH6963 kingdomH4438 writingH4385 sayingH559 See also: Jeremiah 29:10 2 Chronicles 36:22-23 Jeremiah 25:12-14 Ezra 6:22 Ezra 7:27

2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. saithH559 CyrusH3566 kingH4428 PersiaH6539 LORDH3068 GodH430 heavenH8064 givenH5414 kingdomsH4467 earthH776 chargedH6485 buildH1129 houseH1004 JerusalemH3389 JudahH3063 See also: Isaiah 45:12-13 Isaiah 44:26 Daniel 5:19-21 Daniel 5:23 1 Kings 8:27

3 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. peopleH5971 GodH430 upH5927 JerusalemH3389 JudahH3063 buildH1129 houseH1004 LORDH3068 GodH430 IsraelH3478 heH1931 GodH430 JerusalemH3389 See also: Daniel 6:26 Jeremiah 10:10 Isaiah 45:5 Joshua 1:9 Matthew 28:20

4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. remainethH7604 placeH4725 sojournethH1481 menH582 placeH4725 helpH5375 silverH3701 goldH2091 goodsH7399 beastsH929 offeringH5071 houseH1004 GodH430 JerusalemH3389 See also: 1 Chronicles 29:3 1 Chronicles 29:9 1 Chronicles 29:17 Ezra 2:68-70 Ezra 7:16-18

5 ¶ Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem. upH6965 chiefH7218 fathersH1 JudahH3063 BenjaminH1144 priestsH3548 LevitesH3881 spiritH7307 GodH430 raisedH5782 upH5927 buildH1129 houseH1004 LORDH3068 JerusalemH3389 See also: Ezra 1:1 2 Chronicles 36:22 Philippians 2:13 Nehemiah 2:12 2 Corinthians 8:16

6 And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered. aboutH5439 strengthenedH2388 handsH3027 vesselsH3627 silverH3701 goldH2091 goodsH7399 beastsH929 thingsH4030 offeredH5068 See also: Ezra 1:4 2 Corinthians 9:7 Ezra 7:15-16 Ezra 8:25-28 Ezra 8:33

7 Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods; CyrusH3566 kingH4428 forthH3318 vesselsH3627 houseH1004 LORDH3068 NebuchadnezzarH5019 forthH3318 JerusalemH3389 putH5414 houseH1004 godsH430 See also: 2 Chronicles 36:7 2 Kings 24:13 Ezra 5:14 Ezra 6:5 2 Chronicles 36:10

8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. CyrusH3566 kingH4428 PersiaH6539 forthH3318 handH3027 MithredathH4990 treasurerH1489 numberedH5608 SheshbazzarH8339 princeH5387 JudahH3063 See also: Ezra 5:14 Ezra 1:11 Ezra 5:16 Haggai 1:1 Haggai 1:14

9 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, numberH4557 thirtyH7970 chargersH105 goldH2091 thousandH505 chargersH105 silverH3701 nineH8672 twentyH6242 knivesH4252 See also: Numbers 7:13 Numbers 7:19-89 1 Kings 7:50 2 Chronicles 4:8 2 Chronicles 4:11

10 Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. ThirtyH7970 basonsH3713 goldH2091 silverH3701 basonsH3713 secondH4932 fourH702 hundredH3967 tenH6235 otherH312 vesselsH3627 thousandH505

11 All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. vesselsH3627 goldH2091 silverH3701 fiveH2568 thousandH505 fourH702 hundredH3967 SheshbazzarH8339 upH5927 captivityH1473 upH5927 BabylonH894 JerusalemH3389 See also: Matthew 1:11-12 Romans 9:23 2 Timothy 2:19-21

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