Focused Passage

Ezra 1:1-4

The Lord Stirs Cyrus to Restore His House

The Lord fulfills his prophetic word by stirring a pagan king, awakening his people, and restoring the temple vessels for renewed worship in Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

2 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.

3 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.

4 And let every survivor, wherever he lives, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.’”

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Verse 1

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 36:22 BSB references Isaiah 45 BSB references Jeremiah 29:10 Classic cross-references Philippians 2:13 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 25:12 Classic cross-references Ezra 6:22 Classic cross-references

Original words

In the first אַחַ֗ת H259 Number - feminine singular year וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת H8141 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Cyrus לְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙ H3566 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Persia פָּרַ֔ס H6539 Noun - proper - feminine singular to fulfill לִכְל֥וֹת H3615 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct the word דְּבַר־ H1697 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular spoken מִפִּ֣י H6310 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct through Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֑ה H3414 Noun - proper - masculine singular the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular stirred הֵעִ֣יר H5782 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the spirit ר֙וּחַ֙ H7307 Noun - common singular construct of Cyrus כֹּ֣רֶשׁ H3566 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Persia פָּרַ֔ס H6539 Noun - proper - feminine singular to send וַיַּֽעֲבֶר־ H5674 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular a proclamation קוֹל֙ H6963 Noun - masculine singular throughout בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct his kingdom מַלְכוּת֔וֹ H4438 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular and וְגַם־ H1571 Conjunction to put it in writing בְּמִכְתָּ֖ב H4385 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular as follows לֵאמֹֽר׃ H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 2

Cross-references

Isaiah 45:3 Classic cross-references Isaiah 49:23 Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:12 Classic cross-references Isaiah 46:11 Classic cross-references Isaiah 41:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

This is what כֹּ֣ה H3541 Adverb Cyrus כֹּ֚רֶשׁ H3566 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Persia פָּרַ֔ס H6539 Noun - proper - feminine singular says אָמַ֗ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular The LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of heaven הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם H8064 Article | Noun - masculine plural who וְהֽוּא־ H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular has given נָ֣תַן H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular me לִ֔י Preposition | first person common singular all כֹּ֚ל H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the kingdoms מַמְלְכ֣וֹת H4467 Noun - feminine plural construct of the earth הָאָ֔רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular has appointed פָקַ֤ד H6485 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular me עָלַי֙ H5921 Preposition | first person common singular to build לִבְנֽוֹת־ H1129 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct a house בַ֔יִת H1004 Noun - masculine singular for Him ל֣וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular at Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם H3389 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative in Judah בִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃ H3063 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Daniel 6:26 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 10:10 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:50 Classic cross-references Ezra 5:3 Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

Whoever מִֽי־ H4310 Interrogative among you בָכֶ֣ם Preposition | second person masculine plural belongs to מִכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct His people עַמּ֗וֹ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular may his God אֱלֹהָיו֙ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular be יְהִ֤י H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular with him עִמּ֔וֹ H5973 Preposition | third person masculine singular and may he go וְיַ֕עַל H5927 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular to Jerusalem לִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם H3389 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative in Judah בִּיהוּדָ֑ה H3063 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular and build וְיִ֗בֶן H1129 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the house בֵּ֤ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - feminine singular He [is] ה֥וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular the God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural who אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative is in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ H3389 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Psalms 28:9 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 29:3 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 29:5 Classic cross-references Ezra 1:6 Classic cross-references Ezra 7:16 Classic cross-references

Original words

And let every וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct survivor הַנִּשְׁאָ֗ר H7604 Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular wherever מִֽכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הַמְּקֹמוֹת֮ H4725 Article | Noun - masculine plural - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative he ה֣וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular lives גָֽר־ H1481 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular . . . שָׁם֒ H8033 Adverb be assisted יְנַשְּׂא֙וּהוּ֙ H5375 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular by the men אַנְשֵׁ֣י H582 Noun - masculine plural construct of that region מְקֹמ֔וֹ H4725 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular with silver בְּכֶ֥סֶף H3701 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular gold וּבְזָהָ֖ב H2091 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular goods וּבִרְכ֣וּשׁ H7399 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular and livestock וּבִבְהֵמָ֑ה H929 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular along with עִם־ H5973 Preposition a freewill offering הַ֨נְּדָבָ֔ה H5071 Article | Noun - feminine singular for the house לְבֵ֥ית H1004 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ H3389 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular

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