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Ezra
Chapter
5
1
Then the prophets,
Haggai,
the prophet,
and
Zechariah, the son of Iddo,
prophesied
unto the Jews
who
were in Judah and Jerusalem
in
the name of 'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel,
even
unto them.
2
Then rose up Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,
and
Jeshua, the son of Jozadak,
and
began to build the house of 'Elohiym/Godhead
which
is at Jerusalem.
And with them were the prophets of 'Elohiym/Godhead helping them.
3
At the same time came to them Tatnai,
governor
on this side the river,
and
Shetharboznai, and their companions,
and
said thus unto them,
"Who
has commanded you to build this house,
and
to make up this wall?"
4
Then said we unto them after this manner,
"What
are the names of the men that make this building?"
5
But the eye of their 'Elohiym/Godhead
was
upon the elders of the Jews,
that
they could not cause them to cease,
till
the matter came to Darius.
And then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
6
The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river,
and
Shetharboznai,
and
his companions, the Apharsachites,
which
were on this side the river,
sent
unto Darius the king.
7
They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus,
"Unto
Darius the king, all peace. 8
Be
it known unto the king,
that
we went into the province of Judea,
to
the house of the great 'Elohiym/Godhead,
which
is built with great stones,
and
timber is laid in the walls,
and
this work goes fast on,
and
prospers in their hands.
9
Then asked we those elders,
and
said unto them thus,
'Who
commanded you to build this house,
and
to make up these walls?' 10
We
asked their names also,
to
certify you,
that
we might write the names of the men
that
were the chief of them.
11
And thus they returned us answer, saying,
"We
are the servants of 'Elohiym/Godhead of heaven and earth,
and
build the house that was built these many years ago,
which
a great king of Israel built and set up.
12
But after that our fathers
had
provoked 'Elohiym/Godhead of heaven unto wrath,
He
gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,
the
Chaldean,
who
destroyed this house,
and
carried the people away into Babylon. 13
But
in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon,
the
same king, Cyrus,
made
a decree to build this house of 'Elohiym/Godhead.
14
And the vessels also of gold and silver
of
the house of 'Elohiym/Godhead,
which
Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem,
and
brought them into the temple of Babylon,
those
did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon,
and
they were delivered unto one,
whose
name was Sheshbazzar,
whom
he had made governor; 15
And
said unto him,
'Take
these vessels, go,
carry
them into the temple that is in Jerusalem,
and
let the house of 'Elohiym/Godhead be built in his place. 16
Then
came the same Sheshbazzar,
and
laid the foundation of the house of 'Elohiym/Godhead
which
is in Jerusalem
and
since that time even until now has it been in building,
and
yet it is not finished. 17
Now
therefore,
if
it seem good to the king,
let
there be search made in the king's treasure house,
which
is there at Babylon,
whether
it be so,
that
a decree was made of Cyrus the king
to
build this house of 'Elohiym/Godhead at Jerusalem,
and
let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter."
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