Ezra 1:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezra 1:3

End of The Babylonian Captivity

1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord ^aby the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, ^bso that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,

2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia:
All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has ^acommanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah.

3 Who 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 the Lord God of Israel ^a(He is God), which is in Jerusalem.

4 And whoever is left in any place where he dwells, let the men of his place help him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, besides the freewill offerings for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.

5 Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirits ^aGod had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.

6 And all those who were around them¹ encouraged them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with precious things, besides all that was ^awillingly offered.

7 ^aKing Cyrus also brought out the articles of the house of the Lord, ^bwhich Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the¹ temple of his gods;

Verse Comparison: Ezra 1:3

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
Whoever is among you of all His people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem in Judah and {re} build the house of the Lord, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem; He is God.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 1:2)

Darby English Version
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 at Jerusalem.

Good News Bible
May God be with all of you who are his people. You are to go to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple of the LORD, the God of Israel, the God who is worshiped in Jerusalem.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
`Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.

New International Version
Anyone of his people among you—may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the LORD, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem.

New King James Version
Who 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 the LORD God of Israel (He is God), which is in Jerusalem.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'Whoever lives among you of all His people, may his God dwell with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which locates in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; we acknowledge God as dwelling in Jerusalem.

Revised Standard Version
Whoever 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 rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel--he is the God who is in Jerusalem;

Young's Literal Translation
who `is' among you of all His people? His God is with him, and he doth go up to Jerusalem, that `is' in Judah, and build the house of Jehovah, God of Israel -- He `is' God -- that `is' in Jerusalem.

New English Translation
Anyone from¹ his people among you (may his God be with him!) may go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and may build the temple of the Lord God of Israel – he is the God who is in Jerusalem.

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