TheWay BibleEzra KJV
Old Testament · 10 chapters · 280 verses · about 37 minutes to read
Cyrus sends the exiles home, and the altar and temple are rebuilt in the face of opposition. Ezra arrives later with a second company and sets himself to teach the law.
Author: Ezra the scribeTraditionally dated about 450 BCTheme: coming home to rebuild
Chapters
Outline of Ezra
Key verses
And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
Well-known verses in Ezra
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.
And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,
This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
How long Ezra is
Chapters: 10Verses: 280Words: about 7,440Read in: about 37 minutesLongest chapter: Ezra 2 (70 verses)
Ezra is the 15th book of the Bible and the 15th of the Old Testament, between 2 Chronicles and Nehemiah. Compare all 66 books →
Common questions
Who wrote the book of Ezra?
Ezra the scribe.
When was Ezra written?
It is traditionally dated about 450 BC.
What is the book of Ezra about?
Cyrus sends the exiles home, and the altar and temple are rebuilt in the face of opposition. Ezra arrives later with a second company and sets himself to teach the law.
How long is Ezra?
Ezra has 10 chapters and 280 verses in the King James Version — about 7,440 words.
How long does it take to read Ezra?
about 37 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.
How many chapters are in Ezra?
10.
How many verses are in Ezra?
280.
What is the longest chapter in Ezra?
Ezra 2, with 70 verses. The shortest is Ezra 1, with 11.
Where is Ezra in the Bible?
Ezra is the 15th book of the Bible and the 15th of the Old Testament, between 2 Chronicles and Nehemiah.
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