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And may your God be with you! <a href="/esv/ezra/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> Whoever is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel—he is the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/bsb/ezra/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Whoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/kjv/ezra/1.htm">King James Bible</a> Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. <a href="/nkjv/ezra/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Who is among you of all His people? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel (He is God), which is in Jerusalem. <a href="/nasb_/ezra/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/nasb/ezra/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/nasb77/ezra/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/lsb/ezra/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/amp/ezra/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/csb/ezra/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Any of his people among you, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/hcsb/ezra/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Whoever is among His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/asv/ezra/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> Whosoever there is among you of all his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Jehovah, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem. <a href="/erv/ezra/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> Whosoever there is among you of all his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel, (he is God,) which is in Jerusalem. <a href="/gwt/ezra/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> May God be with all of you who are his people. You may go to Jerusalem (which is in Judah) and build a temple for the LORD God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/gnt/ezra/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> May God be with all of you who are his people. You are to go to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple of the LORD, the God of Israel, the God who is worshiped in Jerusalem. <a href="/isv/ezra/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore, who among the LORD's people trusts in his God? Whoever among this group wishes to do so may travel to Jerusalem of Judah to rebuild the Temple of the LORD God of Israel, the God of Jerusalem. <a href="/msb/ezra/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Whoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/net/ezra/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Anyone from his people among you (may his God be with him!) may go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and may build the temple of the LORD God of Israel--he is the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/nheb/ezra/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Whoever there is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem. <a href="/wbt/ezra/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/web/ezra/1.htm">World English Bible</a> Whoever there is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezra/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> who [is] among you of all His people? His God is with him, and he goes up to Jerusalem, that [is] in Judah, and builds the house of YHWH, God of Israel (He [alone is] God), that [is] in Jerusalem. <a href="/ylt/ezra/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> who is among you of all His people? His God is with him, and he doth go up to Jerusalem, that is in Judah, and build the house of Jehovah, God of Israel -- He is God -- that is in Jerusalem. <a href="/slt/ezra/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Who among you from all his people? His God shall be with him, and he shall go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and he shall build the house of Jehovah God of Israel, (he is the God) Which is in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezra/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Who is there among you of all his people? His God be with him. Let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Jndert, and build the house of the Lord the God of Israel: he is the God that is in Jerusalem. <a href="/cpdv/ezra/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Who among you is from his entire people? May his God be with him. Let him ascend to Jerusalem, which is in Judea, and let him build the house of the Lord, the God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/nabre/ezra/1.htm">New American Bible</a> Those among you who belong to any part of his people, may their God be with them! Let them go up to Jerusalem in Judah to build the house of the LORD the God of Israel, that is, the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/nrsvce/ezra/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Any of those among you who are of his people—may their God be with them!—are now permitted to go up to Jerusalem in Judah, and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel—he is the God who is in Jerusalem;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezra/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Who is there among you of all his people? His God be with him, let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house to the LORD the God of Israel, he is the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/hpbt/ezra/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Who is there among you of all the people, and his God is with him? He shall go up to Jerusalem which is in Yehuda, and he shall build the house of LORD JEHOVAH God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezra/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Whosoever there is among you of all His people--his God be with him--let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel, He is the God who is in Jerusalem. <a href="/sep/ezra/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Who is there among you of all his people? for his God shall be with him, and he shall go up to Jerusalem that is in Judea, and let him build the house of the God of Israel: he is the God that is in Jerusalem. <a href="/parallel/ezra/1-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=32" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezra/1.htm">The Proclamation of Cyrus</a> …2“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. 3<a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Whoever</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">among you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">belongs to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">His people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">may his God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yə·hî (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wə·ya·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and may he go</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: lî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">to Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: bî·hū·ḏāh (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">in Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: wə·yi·ḇen (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">and build</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-fs) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He is</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">is in Jerusalem.</a> 4And let every survivor, wherever he lives, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-23.htm">2 Chronicles 36:23</a> “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’” <a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Isaiah 44:28</a> who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’” <a href="/isaiah/45-13.htm">Isaiah 45:13</a> I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.” <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a> For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place. <a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Jeremiah 25:12</a> But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation. <a href="/daniel/9-2.htm">Daniel 9:2</a> in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. <a href="/haggai/1-1.htm">Haggai 1:1-2</a> 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 / that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’” <a href="/zechariah/1-16.htm">Zechariah 1:16</a> Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’ <a href="/nehemiah/2-5.htm">Nehemiah 2:5</a> and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.” <a href="/1_kings/8-48.htm">1 Kings 8:48-50</a> and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name, / then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause. / May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy. <a href="/psalms/126-1.htm">Psalm 126:1-3</a> A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers. / Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” / The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy. <a href="/acts/7-47.htm">Acts 7:47-49</a> But it was Solomon who built the house for Him. / However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? <a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11-12</a> and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. / After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, <a href="/luke/2-4.htm">Luke 2:4-5</a> So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David. / He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child. <a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a> Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.his God<a href="/joshua/1-9.htm">Joshua 1:9</a> Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.<a href="/1_chronicles/28-20.htm">1 Chronicles 28:20</a> And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.<a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a> Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.he is the God<a href="/deuteronomy/32-31.htm">Deuteronomy 32:31</a> For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.<a href="/psalms/83-18.htm">Psalm 83:18</a> That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.<a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5</a> I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/1-2.htm">Build</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-10.htm">Building</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezra/1-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/1-2.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/ezra/1-2.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/galatians/2-18.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/ezra/1-2.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/1-5.htm">Build</a> <a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Building</a> <a href="/ezra/1-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezra/1-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezra/1-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/1-4.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/ezra/1-5.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/ezra/5-2.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/ezra/1-7.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 1</div>1. <a href="/ezra/1-1.htm">The proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the temple</a> 5. <a href="/ezra/1-5.htm">The people provide for their return</a> 7. <a href="/ezra/1-7.htm">Cyrus restores the vessels of the temple to Sheshbazzar</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezra/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Whoever among you belongs to His people This phrase identifies the Israelites, specifically those who are part of the covenant community. It emphasizes the continuity of God's promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The call is inclusive, inviting all who identify with God's people to participate in the restoration of worship in Jerusalem. This echoes the covenantal language found in <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a>, where God promises to be the God of Abraham's descendants.may his God be with him This blessing invokes God's presence and favor upon those who choose to return. It reflects the assurance of divine guidance and protection, reminiscent of God's promise to be with His people as seen in <a href="/exodus/3-12.htm">Exodus 3:12</a>. The phrase underscores the personal relationship between God and His people, highlighting the importance of individual faithfulness within the community.and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah Jerusalem is the central place of worship and the political and spiritual heart of Israel. The mention of Judah situates Jerusalem geographically and historically, as Judah was the southern kingdom that remained after the division of Israel. This return to Jerusalem fulfills prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Isaiah 44:28</a>, which foretold the rebuilding of the city and the temple.and build the house of the LORD The rebuilding of the temple is a central theme in Ezra, symbolizing the restoration of proper worship and the re-establishment of the covenant relationship with God. The temple is not just a physical structure but a representation of God's dwelling among His people, as seen in <a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8</a>. This act of rebuilding is a fulfillment of prophecy and a type of Christ, who is the ultimate temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>).the God of Israel This title reaffirms the unique relationship between God and the nation of Israel. It emphasizes God's faithfulness to His covenant and His role as the protector and redeemer of His people. The phrase connects to the broader narrative of God's dealings with Israel throughout the Old Testament, highlighting His sovereignty and commitment to His promises.He is the God who is in Jerusalem This statement underscores the significance of Jerusalem as the chosen city where God has placed His name (<a href="/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6</a>). It reflects the belief that God's presence is uniquely manifested in the temple, making Jerusalem the focal point of worship and divine interaction. This also foreshadows the New Jerusalem in <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2-3</a>, where God's presence will dwell with His people eternally.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/c/cyrus_the_great.htm">Cyrus the Great</a> The Persian king who issued the decree allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. His role is pivotal as a Gentile ruler used by God to fulfill His purposes. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> Specifically, those who were in exile in Babylon. They are the recipients of the decree and are called to return to their homeland to rebuild the temple. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city in Judah where the temple of the LORD is to be rebuilt. It holds significant spiritual and historical importance for the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_of_the_lord.htm">The Temple of the LORD</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people. Its reconstruction is a key focus of the book of Ezra. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The region where Jerusalem is located, representing the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> God can use anyone, even a pagan king, to fulfill His divine purposes. This reminds us that God is in control of history and can work through unexpected means. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_action.htm">Call to Action</a> The decree is an invitation for the Israelites to participate in God's plan. Similarly, we are called to respond to God's invitations in our lives with obedience and faith. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a> The rebuilding of the temple symbolizes restoration and hope for the future. In our lives, God offers restoration and new beginnings through His grace. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_identity.htm">Community and Identity</a> The call to return to Jerusalem is also a call to re-establish community and identity centered around worship. We are reminded of the importance of community in our spiritual journey. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_promises.htm">Faithfulness to God's Promises</a> The fulfillment of prophecy through Cyrus's decree underscores God's faithfulness. We can trust that God will fulfill His promises in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 1</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezra_4_1-2_align_with_archaeology.htm">In Ezra 4:1–2, how can we reconcile the reference to “the enemies of Judah and Benjamin” with archaeological evidence that suggests more complex local alliances? </a> <a href="/q/what_records_show_god_took_judah.htm">Zechariah 2:12 - Given the centuries of exile and conflict, what archaeological or historical records confirm that the Lord truly 'took possession of Judah' in a lasting, literal sense?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_levites_oversee_construction.htm">(Ezra 3:8-9) Why would Levites, rather than skilled foremen or Persian officials, be in charge of supervising construction under Persian rule?</a> <a href="/q/does_history_confirm_psalm_147_2's_timeline.htm">(Psalm 147:2) The text references rebuilding Jerusalem--what evidence exists that this rebuilding happened precisely as described, and does the historical record match the biblical timeline?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - Who (is there) among you of all his people? Cyrus does not limit his address to the Jews, or even to Judah and Benjamin, but extends it to the whole people of Jehovah, i.e. to all the tribes equally. Gozan and Media, to which the ten tribes had been transported by the Assyrian monarchs, were within his dominions no less than Babylonia. That many non-Jewish Israelites did return appears from <a href="/1_chronicles/9-3.htm">1 Chronicles 9:3</a>. His God be with him. A pious wish, almost a blessing, indicative of the deep religious feeling and great goodness of heart which characterized Cyrus alone of Persian monarchs. Among the Greeks, AEschylus, who first speaks of him, calls him kindly" or "gracious" (εὔφραιν); Herodotus says he ruled his subjects like a father; Xenophon makes him a model prince; Plutarch observes that "in wisdom and virtue and greatness of soul he excelled all other kings;" Diodorus ascribes to him a remarkable power of self-command, together with good feeling and gentleness. The Latin writers, Cicero and others, add their meed of praise; and altogether it may be said that, so far as the evidence reaches, no nobler character appears in ancient history. The Scriptural notices, whether in this book or in Isaiah, are in remarkable accord. Let him go up. Jerusalem was on a much higher level than Babylon, and the travellers would consequently have to ascend considerably. And build the house. The "charge" to Cyrus did not require him to take a personal share in the building. He was simply to "say to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid" (<a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Isaiah 44:28</a>). He is therefore content to assign the actual work to others. He is the God. The Septuagint and the Vulgate attach the last clause of the verse to these words, and render "He is the God who is in Jerusalem," which greatly weakens the force of the expression. According to this punctuation, Cyrus makes Jehovah a mere local Deity; according to the far preferable arrangement of the A. V., he declares emphatically that Jehovah is the one true God, beside whom there is no other. Compare the very similar confession of Nebuchadnezzar (<a href="/daniel/6-26.htm">Daniel 6:26</a>). <a href="/commentaries/ezra/1-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Whoever מִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix among you בָכֶ֣ם (ḇā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> belongs to מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every His people, עַמּ֗וֹ (‘am·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock may his God אֱלֹהָיו֙ (’ĕ·lō·hāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative be יְהִ֤י (yə·hî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be with him, עִמּ֔וֹ (‘im·mōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with and may he go וְיַ֕עַל (wə·ya·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively to Jerusalem לִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (lî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel in Judah בִּיהוּדָ֑ה (bî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and build וְיִ֗בֶן (wə·yi·ḇen) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build the house בֵּ֤ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel; יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc He [is] ה֥וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are the God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative who אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that is in Jerusalem. בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/1-3.htm">Ezra 1:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezra/1-3.htm">Ezra 1:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezra/1-3.htm">Ezra 1:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezra/1-3.htm">Ezra 1:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezra/1-3.htm">Ezra 1:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/1-3.htm">Ezra 1:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/1-3.htm">Ezra 1:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/1-3.htm">Ezra 1:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/1-3.htm">Ezra 1:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezra/1-3.htm">Ezra 1:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezra/1-3.htm">OT History: Ezra 1:3 Whoever there is among you of all (Ezr. 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