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They prophesied in the name of the God of Israel who was over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that <i>were</i> in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, <i>even</i> unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the prophet Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews who <i>were</i> in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, <i>who was</i> over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now when the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, the son (grandson) of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, <i>whose Spirit was</i> over them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel prophesied they unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD God of Israel told the prophets Haggai and Zechariah to speak in his name to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. And they did. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel prophesied they unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The prophet Haggai and Zechariah, grandson of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of Israel's God, who was over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At that time two prophets, Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo, began to speak in the name of the God of Israel to the Jews who lived in Judah and Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />At that time, the prophets Haggai and Iddo's son Zechariah prophesied specifically to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied concerning the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel who was over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel they prophesied to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem. They prophesied to them in the name of the God of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the prophets have prophesied (Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo) to the Jews who [are] in Judah and in Jerusalem, in the Name of the God of Israel—to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And prophesied have the prophets, (Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo) unto the Jews who are in Judah and in Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel -- unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judah and in Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now Aggeus the prophet, and Zacharias the son of Addo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judea and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now Haggai, the prophet, and Zechariah, the son of Iddo, prophesying to the Jews who were in Judea and Jerusalem, prophesied in the name of the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo, began to prophesy to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THEN the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews who were in Jerusalem and Judah in the name of the God of Israel, even concerning them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Khaggi the Prophet and Zekaryah son of Adu the Prophet prophesied to the Jews that are in Jerusalem and in Judah in the name of the God of Israel concerning them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel prophesied they unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Aggaeus the prophet, and Zacharias the <i>son</i> of Addo, prophesied a prophesy to the Jews in Juda and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, <i>even</i> to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/5-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=1066" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezra/5.htm">Temple Rebuilding Resumes</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5029.htm" title="5029: nə·ḇī·ʾå̄h (N-msd) -- A prophet. (Aramaic) corresponding to nabiy'; a prophet.">Later, the prophets</a> <a href="/hebrew/2292.htm" title="2292: ḥag·gay (N-proper-ms) -- Haggai -- festal, a Hebrew prophet. From chag; festive; Chaggai, a Heb. Prophet.">Haggai</a> <a href="/hebrew/2148.htm" title="2148: ū·zə·ḵar·yāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Zkaryahuw; from zakar and Yahh; Jah has remembered; Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites.">and Zechariah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1247.htm" title="1247: ḇar- (N-msc) -- Son. (Aramaic) corresponding to ben; a son, grandson, etc.">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/5714.htm" title="5714: ‘id·dō·w (N-proper-ms) -- Timely, the name of several Isr. Or iiddowo; or tiddiy; from adah; timely; Iddo, the name of five Israelites.">of Iddo</a> <a href="/hebrew/5013.htm" title="5013: wə·hiṯ·nab·bî (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To prophesy, speak, by inspiration, to prophesy, speak, by inspiration. (Aramaic) corresponding to naba'.">prophesied</a> <a href="/hebrew/5029.htm" title="5029: nə·ḇī·ʾay·yå̄ (N-mpd) -- A prophet. (Aramaic) corresponding to nabiy'; a prophet."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5922.htm" title="5922: ‘al- (Prep) -- Upon, over, above. (Aramaic) corresponding to al.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3062.htm" title="3062: yə·hū·ḏā·yê (N-proper-ms) -- An inhab. of Judah. (Aramaic) patrial from Yhuwd; a Jehudaite (or Judaite), i.e. Jew.">the Jews</a> <a href="/hebrew/1768.htm" title="1768: dî (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that, because. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3061.htm" title="3061: ḇî·hūḏ (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- (Aramaic) contracted from a form corresponding to Yhuwdah; properly, Judah, hence, Judaea.">in Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3390.htm" title="3390: ū·ḇî·rū·šə·lem (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- The capital city of all Isr. (Chald).">and Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/8036.htm" title="8036: bə·šum (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A name. (Aramaic) corresponding to shem.">in the name</a> <a href="/hebrew/426.htm" title="426: ’ĕ·lāh (N-msc) -- God, god. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'elowahh; God.">of the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3479.htm" title="3479: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Jacob. (Aramaic) corresponding to Yisra'el.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5922.htm" title="5922: ‘ă·lê·hō·wn (Prep:: 3mp) -- Upon, over, above. (Aramaic) corresponding to al.">who was over them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/1-1.htm">Haggai 1:1</a></span><br />In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Zechariah 1:1</a></span><br />In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/1-12.htm">Haggai 1:12-15</a></span><br />Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. So the people feared the LORD. / Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, delivered the message of the LORD to the people: “I am with you,” declares the LORD. / So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zechariah 4:6-10</a></span><br />So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. / What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’” / Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/2-1.htm">Haggai 2:1-9</a></span><br />On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying: / “Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the remnant of the people. Ask them, / ‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1-10</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?” / Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/2-20.htm">Haggai 2:20-23</a></span><br />For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying, / “Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth: / I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/6-9.htm">Zechariah 6:9-15</a></span><br />The word of the LORD also came to me, saying, / “Take an offering from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon—and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah. / Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/6-14.htm">Ezra 6:14</a></span><br />So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-1.htm">Nehemiah 12:1</a></span><br />Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a></span><br />And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-51.htm">Luke 11:51</a></span><br />from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-3.htm">Matthew 17:3</a></span><br />Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-24.htm">Acts 3:24</a></span><br />Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-32.htm">Acts 15:32</a></span><br />Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even to them.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/haggai/1-1.htm">Haggai 1:1</a></b></br> In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,</p><p class="hdg">etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Zechariah 1:1</a></b></br> In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,</p><p class="hdg">etc.</p><p class="hdg">in the name</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Micah 5:4</a></b></br> And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/haggai/1-2.htm">Haggai 1:2-8</a></b></br> Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-3.htm">Zechariah 1:3,4</a></b></br> Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/20-14.htm">Descendant</a> <a href="/numbers/26-15.htm">Haggai</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-22.htm">Iddo</a> <a href="/ezra/4-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/4-24.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/ezra/4-23.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/ezra/4-6.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/genesis/4-26.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-37.htm">Prophesied</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-17.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-12.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-8.htm">Zechariah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-13.htm">Zechari'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/11-4.htm">Descendant</a> <a href="/ezra/6-14.htm">Haggai</a> <a href="/ezra/6-14.htm">Iddo</a> <a href="/ezra/5-11.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/5-2.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/ezra/5-5.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/ezra/5-8.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/amos/7-16.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-12.htm">Prophesied</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/ezra/6-14.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/ezra/5-2.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/ezra/6-14.htm">Zechariah</a> <a href="/ezra/8-3.htm">Zechari'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/5-1.htm">Zerubbabel and Jeshua, incited by Haggai and Zechariah, set forward to building</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/5-3.htm">Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai are not able to hinder the Jews</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/5-6.htm">Their letter to Darius against the Jews</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Haggai and Zechariah were contemporaries who played crucial roles in encouraging the Jewish people to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem after their return from Babylonian exile. Haggai's ministry is dated to around 520 BC, and his messages are recorded in the Book of Haggai. Zechariah, identified as the son of Iddo, is known for his apocalyptic visions and messianic prophecies, which are detailed in the Book of Zechariah. Both prophets are part of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible. Their ministries were instrumental in reviving the spiritual and communal life of the Jewish people during a time of discouragement and opposition.<p><b>prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem</b><br>The audience of Haggai and Zechariah's prophecies were the Jewish exiles who had returned to their homeland, specifically in the regions of Judah and Jerusalem. This geographical focus highlights the centrality of Jerusalem as the spiritual and political heart of the Jewish nation. The return from exile was a fulfillment of God's promise to restore His people, as seen in prophecies like those in <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a>. The rebuilding of the temple was a critical task, symbolizing the restoration of proper worship and the presence of God among His people. The prophets' messages were aimed at motivating the Jews to complete this divine mandate despite external opposition and internal apathy.<p><b>in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine authority and backing behind the prophets' messages. Prophesying "in the name of the God of Israel" signifies that Haggai and Zechariah were not speaking on their own behalf but were delivering messages from Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel. This underscores the continuity of God's relationship with His people, even after the exile. The phrase "who was over them" reaffirms God's sovereignty and His protective oversight over the Jewish community. It also serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness to His promises and His ultimate control over the events of history, aligning with themes found throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a> and <a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Psalm 121:4</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/haggai_the_prophet.htm">Haggai the Prophet</a></b><br>A prophet who played a crucial role in encouraging the Jews to resume the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem after the exile. His messages are recorded in the Book of Haggai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah_the_prophet.htm">Zechariah the Prophet</a></b><br>Another prophet, a contemporary of Haggai, who also encouraged the rebuilding of the temple. He is known for his apocalyptic visions and is a descendant of Iddo.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jews_in_judah_and_jerusalem.htm">The Jews in Judah and Jerusalem</a></b><br>The Jewish community that returned from Babylonian exile and was tasked with rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_god_of_israel.htm">The God of Israel</a></b><br>The one true God, Yahweh, who is sovereign over His people and the events of history.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophesying.htm">Prophesying</a></b><br>The act of delivering messages from God, often to provide guidance, encouragement, or correction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets are God's messengers who provide guidance and encouragement. In our lives, we should seek and heed godly counsel and biblical teaching.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a></b><br>The Jews were called to rebuild the temple. We, too, are called to build God's kingdom in our lives and communities through obedience and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God is over all events and people. Trusting in His sovereignty gives us confidence to act according to His will, even in challenging circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_community.htm">Encouragement in Community</a></b><br>Just as Haggai and Zechariah encouraged the Jews, we should encourage one another in our spiritual journeys and communal tasks.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_worship.htm">The Importance of Worship</a></b><br>The temple represented the center of worship for the Jews. We must prioritize worship in our lives, ensuring that God remains at the center of all we do.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_haggai_and_zechariah_fit_persia's_era.htm">(Ezra 5:1) How can we reconcile the prophetic claims of Haggai and Zechariah with the broader historical timeline of Persian dominance? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_wrote_the_book_of_haggai.htm">Who is the author of the Book of Haggai?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_change_in_judah_after_haggai_2_19.htm">Haggai 2:19 promises a sudden blessing—why don’t contemporary records show any remarkable change in Judah’s fortunes? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_zechariah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Zechariah in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezra/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>V.</span><p>(1-2) Now occurs the intervention of the two prophets, Haggai and Zechariah, whose testimonies and predictions should at this point be read. They reveal a state of apathy which Ezra does not allude to; such a state of things, in fact, as would have thwarted the whole design of Providence had it not been changed. Hence the abrupt return of the spirit of prophecy, some of the last utterances of which provoked or "stirred up "--as Cyrus had been stirred up--the spirit of the two leaders and of the heads of the families.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> <span class="cmt_word"> - Zechariah the son of Iddo.</span> Really the grandson (<a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Zechariah 1:1</a>). But Bere-chiah, his father, probably died while he was a child, and, being brought up by Iddo, he was called "the son of Iddo. <span class="cmt_word">Prophesied</span> <span class="cmt_word">unto the Jews.</span> The addresses of Haggai and Zechariah were only occasionally "prophetic," as we now commonly understand the word. But in the language of the Biblical writers all religious teaching is "prophesying," and Ezra here refers mainly to the exhortations addressed to the Jews by Zechariah and Haggai. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/5-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Later, the prophets</span><br /><span class="heb">נְבִיָּ֗א</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḇî·yā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5013.htm">Strong's 5013: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prophesy, speak, by inspiration, to prophesy, speak, by inspiration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Haggai</span><br /><span class="heb">חַגַּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥag·gay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2292.htm">Strong's 2292: </a> </span><span class="str2">Haggai -- 'festal', a Hebrew prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Zechariah</span><br /><span class="heb">וּזְכַרְיָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·zə·ḵar·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2148.htm">Strong's 2148: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zachariah -- the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בַר־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1247.htm">Strong's 1247: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son, grandson</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Iddo</span><br /><span class="heb">עִדּוֹא֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘id·dō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5714.htm">Strong's 5714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iddo -- 'timely', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prophesied</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִתְנַבִּ֞י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiṯ·nab·bî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5013.htm">Strong's 5013: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prophesy, speak, by inspiration, to prophesy, speak, by inspiration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5922.htm">Strong's 5922: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Jews</span><br /><span class="heb">יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏā·yê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3062.htm">Strong's 3062: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jews -- inhabitants of Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">בִיה֖וּד</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî·hūḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3061.htm">Strong's 3061: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- the southern kingdom, named for one of the twelve tribes</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇî·rū·šə·lem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3390.htm">Strong's 3390: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- the capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the name</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשֻׁ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šum)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8036.htm">Strong's 8036: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלָ֥הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_426.htm">Strong's 426: </a> </span><span class="str2">God</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3479.htm">Strong's 3479: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- descendant of Jacob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who was over them.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5922.htm">Strong's 5922: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/5-1.htm">Ezra 5:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/5-1.htm">Ezra 5:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/5-1.htm">Ezra 5:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/5-1.htm">Ezra 5:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/5-1.htm">Ezra 5:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/5-1.htm">Ezra 5:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/5-1.htm">Ezra 5:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/5-1.htm">Ezra 5:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/5-1.htm">Ezra 5:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/5-1.htm">Ezra 5:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/5-1.htm">OT History: Ezra 5:1 Now the prophets Haggai the prophet (Ezr. 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