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Book of Ezra, Chapter 7

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Ezra 7 NASB - New American Standard BibleEzra 7 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 7 of Ezra—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. 1Now after these things, in the reign of 2Artaxerxes king of Persia, there went up Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
  2. son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
  3. son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
  4. son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
  5. son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest.
  6. This Ezra went up from Babylon, and he was a 3scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given; and the king granted him all [a]he requested 4because the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.
  7. 5Some of the sons of Israel and some of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers and the temple servants went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.
  8. ¶ He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
  9. For on the first of the first month [b]he began to go up from Babylon; and on the first of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, 6because the good hand of his God was upon him.
  10. For Ezra had set his heart to [c]study the law of the LORD and to practice it, and 7to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel.
  11. ¶ Now this is the copy of the decree which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, [d]learned in the words of the commandments of the LORD and His statutes to Israel:
  12. “[e]Artaxerxes, 8king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace. And now
  13. 9I have issued a decree that any of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my kingdom who are willing to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.
  14. Forasmuch as you are sent [f]by the king and his 10seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God which is in your hand,
  15. and to bring the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, 11whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
  16. with 12all the silver and gold which you find in the whole province of Babylon, along 13with the freewill offering of the people and of the priests, who 14offered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;
  17. with this money, therefore, you shall diligently buy bulls, rams and lambs, 15with their grain offerings and their drink offerings and 16offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
  18. Whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do according to the will of your God.
  19. Also the utensils which are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem.
  20. The rest of the needs for the house of your God, for which you may have occasion to provide, 17provide for it from the royal treasury.
  21. ¶ “I, even I, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the provinces beyond the [g]River, that whatever Ezra the priest, 18the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it shall be done diligently,
  22. even up to 100 talents of silver, 100 [h]kors of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of oil, and salt [i]as needed.
  23. Whatever is [j]commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done with zeal for the house of the God of heaven, 19so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.
  24. We also inform you that 20it is not allowed to [k]impose tax, tribute or toll 21on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, Nethinim or servants of this house of God.
  25. ¶ “You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which is in your hand, 22appoint magistrates and judges that they may judge all the people who are in the province beyond the River, even all those who know the laws of your God; and you may 23teach anyone who is ignorant of them.
  26. 24Whoever will not observe the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him strictly, whether for death or for [l]banishment or for confiscation of goods or for imprisonment.”
  27. ¶ Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, 25who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to adorn the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem,
  28. and 26has extended lovingkindness to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king’s mighty princes. Thus I was strengthened according to 27the hand of the LORD my God upon me, and I gathered [m]leading men from Israel to go up with me.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit his request
  2. ^ Lit was the foundation
  3. ^ Lit seek
  4. ^ Lit the scribe of
  5. ^ Ch 7:12-26 is in Aram
  6. ^ Lit from before
  7. ^ I.e. Euphrates River, and so throughout the ch
  8. ^ I.e. One kor equals approx ten bu
  9. ^ Lit without prescription
  10. ^ Lit from the decree of
  11. ^ Lit throw on them
  12. ^ Lit rooting out
  13. ^ Lit heads

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 1Ch 6:4-14
  2. ^ Ezr 7:12, 21; Ne 2:1
  3. ^ Ezr 7:11, 12, 21
  4. ^ Ezr 7:9, 28; 8:22
  5. ^ Ezr 8:1-20
  6. ^ Ezr 7:6; Ne 2:8
  7. ^ De 33:10; Ezr 7:25; Ne 8:1
  8. ^ Eze 26:7; Da 2:37
  9. ^ Ezr 6:1
  10. ^ Ezr 7:15, 28; 8:25
  11. ^ 2Ch 6:2; Ezr 6:12; Ps 135:21
  12. ^ Ezr 8:25
  13. ^ Ezr 1:4, 6
  14. ^ 1Ch 29:6
  15. ^ Nu 15:4-13
  16. ^ De 12:5-11
  17. ^ Ezr 6:4
  18. ^ Ezr 7:6
  19. ^ Ezr 6:10
  20. ^ Ezr 4:13, 20
  21. ^ Ezr 7:7
  22. ^ Ex 18:21; De 16:18
  23. ^ Ezr 7:10; Ml 2:7; Col 1:28
  24. ^ Ezr 6:11, 12
  25. ^ Ezr 6:22
  26. ^ Ezr 9:9
  27. ^ Ezr 5:5

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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