Ezra 4:1

Opposition to the Building Efforts

4:1 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin learned that the former exiles ¹  were building a temple for the Lord God of Israel,

Ezra 4:16

4:16 We therefore are informing the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, you will not retain control ²  of this portion of Trans-Euphrates.”

Ezra 9:4

9:4 Everyone who held the words of the God of Israel in awe ³  gathered around me because of the unfaithful acts of the people of the exile. ⁴  Devastated, I continued to sit there until the evening offering.

Ezra 10:7-8

10:7 A proclamation ⁵  was circulated ⁶  throughout Judah and Jerusalem ⁷  that all the exiles were to be assembled in Jerusalem. 10:8 Everyone who did not come within three days would thereby forfeit all his property, in keeping with the counsel of the officials and the elders. Furthermore, he himself would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles.

[4:1]  ¹ tn Heb “the sons of the exile.”

[4:16]  ² tn Aram “will not be to you.”

[9:4]  ³ tn Heb “who trembled at the words of the God of Israel.”

[9:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “the exile”; the words “the people” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[10:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “voice.”

[10:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “they sent.”

[10:7]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.