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Ezra 7:28 KJV
Ezra · chapter 7 · verse 28
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.Ezra 7:28 · King James Version
Ezra 7:28 in context
26And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
27Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
28And 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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- strengthenedchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- counsellorsyâʻatsto adviseH3289 →
- extendednâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
- princessara head personH8269 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- mightygibbôwrpowerfulH1368 →
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Ezra cannot proceed in his story without inserting his thankful acknowledgement of the goodness of God to him and his people in this matter. As soon as he has concluded the king's commission, instead of subjoining, God save the king (though that would have been proper enough), he adds, Blessed be the Lord;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 27-28