Ezra 3:11

3:11 With antiphonal response they sang, ¹  praising and glorifying the Lord:

“For he is good;

his loyal love toward Israel is forever.”

All the people gave a loud ²  shout as they praised the Lord when the temple of the Lord was established.

Ezra 6:14

6:14 The elders of the Jews continued building and prospering, while at the same time ³  Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo continued prophesying. They built and brought it to completion by the command of the God of Israel and by the command of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

Ezra 9:6

9:6 I prayed, ⁴ 

“O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to the heavens.

Ezra 9:9

9:9 Although we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our servitude. He has extended kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, in that he has revived us ⁵  to restore the temple of our God and to raise ⁶  up its ruins and to give us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem. ⁷ 

[3:11]  ¹ tn Heb “they answered.”

[3:11]  ² tn Heb “great.”

[6:14]  ³ tn Aram “in” or “by,” in the sense of accompaniment.

[9:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “I said.”

[9:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “has granted us reviving.”

[9:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “to cause to stand.”

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