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Ezra 5:16 KJV
Ezra · chapter 5 · verse 16
Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.Ezra 5:16 · King James Version
Ezra 5:16 in context
14And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, 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;
15And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
16Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
17Now 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 God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- SheshbazzarShêshᵉbatstsar{Sheshbatstsar, Zerubbabel's Persian name}H8340 →
- foundationʼôsha foundationH787 →
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlêm{Jerusalem}H3390 →
- buildingbᵉnâʼto buildH1124 →
- housebayith{a house }H1005 →
- sincemin{properly, a part ofH4481 →
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We have here, I. The cognizance which their neighbours soon took of the reviving of this good work. A jealous eye, it seems, they had upon them, and no sooner did the Spirit of God stir up the friends of the temple to appear for it than the evil spirit stirred up its enemies to appear against it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-17