Ezra 5:12 Meaning and Commentary
“But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, which destroyed this …
“But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, which destroyed this …
“And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which …
“We asked the leaders, ‘What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?’”– Ezra 5:10 (KJV) “We asked these leaders, ‘What are the names of the men …
“Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?”– Ezra 5:9 (KJV) “So we asked the …
“Be it known unto the king that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is …
“They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.” – Ezra 5:7 (KJV) “This is a copy of the letter that they sent …
“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 …
“But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till a matter came to Darius: and then they …
“Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?”– Ezra 5:4 (KJV) “They asked us, ‘What are the names of …
“At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build …