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Because the hand of the LORD my God was on me, I took courage and gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me. <a href="/nlt/ezra/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> And praise him for demonstrating such unfailing love to me by honoring me before the king, his council, and all his mighty nobles! I felt encouraged because the gracious hand of the LORD my God was on me. And I gathered some of the leaders of Israel to return with me to Jerusalem. <a href="/esv/ezra/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> and who extended to me his steadfast love before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty officers. I took courage, for the hand of the LORD my God was on me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me. <a href="/bsb/ezra/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me. <a href="/kjv/ezra/7.htm">King James Bible</a> And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellers, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. <a href="/nkjv/ezra/7.htm">New King James Version</a> and has extended mercy to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. So I was encouraged, as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me; and I gathered leading men of Israel to go up with me. <a href="/nasb_/ezra/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and has extended favor to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king’s mighty officials. So I was strengthened according to the hand of the LORD my God that was upon me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me. <a href="/nasb/ezra/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> and has extended lovingkindness to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king&#8217s mighty princes. Thus I was strengthened according to the hand of the LORD my God upon me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me. <a href="/nasb77/ezra/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and has extended lovingkindness to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king’s mighty princes. Thus I was strengthened according to the hand of the LORD my God upon me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me. <a href="/lsb/ezra/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and has extended lovingkindness to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king’s mighty princes. Thus I was strengthened according to the hand of Yahweh my God upon me, and I gathered chief men from Israel to go up with me. <a href="/amp/ezra/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and has extended His mercy and lovingkindness to me before the king, his advisers, and all the king’s mighty officials. I was strengthened and encouraged, for the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together outstanding men of Israel to go up with me [to Jerusalem]. <a href="/csb/ezra/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and who has shown favor to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officers. So I took courage because I was strengthened by the hand of the LORD my God, and I gathered Israelite leaders to return with me. <a href="/hcsb/ezra/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and who has shown favor to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officers. So I took courage because I was strengthened by Yahweh my God, and I gathered Israelite leaders to return with me. <a href="/asv/ezra/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> and hath extended lovingkindness unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened according to the hand of Jehovah my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. <a href="/cev/ezra/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> God has told the king, his advisors, and his powerful officials to treat me with kindness. The LORD God has helped me, and I have been able to bring many Jewish leaders back to Jerusalem. <a href="/erv/ezra/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> and hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened according to the hand of the LORD my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. <a href="/gwt/ezra/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He made the king, his advisers, and all the king's powerful officials treat me kindly. I was encouraged because the LORD my God was guiding me. So I gathered leaders in Israel to go with me. <a href="/gnt/ezra/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> By God's grace I have won the favor of the emperor, of his counselors, and of all his powerful officials; the LORD my God has given me courage, and I have been able to persuade many of the heads of the clans of Israel to return with me." <a href="/isv/ezra/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> and who showed gracious love to me before the king, before his advisors, and before all of the king's mighty officials. And I was strengthened because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me. So I gathered together the leaders of Israel to go with me. <a href="/msb/ezra/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me. <a href="/net/ezra/7.htm">NET Bible</a> He has also conferred his favor on me before the king, his advisers, and all the influential leaders of the king. I gained strength as the hand of the LORD my God was on me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me. <a href="/nheb/ezra/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and has extended loving kindness to me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king's powerful officers. I was strengthened according to the hand of the LORD my God on me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. <a href="/wbt/ezra/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And hath extended mercy to me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I assembled out of Israel chief men to go up with me. <a href="/web/ezra/7.htm">World English Bible</a> and has extended loving kindness to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. I was strengthened according to Yahweh my God’s hand on me, and I gathered together chief men out of Israel to go up with me. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezra/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and to me has stretched out kindness before the king and his counselors, and before all the mighty heads of the king: and I have strengthened myself as the hand of my God YHWH [is] on me, and I gather out of Israel heads to go up with me. <a href="/ylt/ezra/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and unto me hath stretched out kindness before the king and his counsellors, and before all the mighty heads of the king: and I have strengthened myself as the hand of Jehovah my God is upon me, and I gather out of Israel heads to go up with me. <a href="/slt/ezra/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And extended mercy upon me before the king and his counselors, and to all the kings mighty chiefs. And I was strengthened according to the hand of Jehovah my God upon me, and I shall gather together from Israel the heads to go up with me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezra/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And hath inclined his mercy toward me before the king and his counsellors, and all the mighty princes of the king: and I being strengthened by the hand of the Lord my God, which was upon me, gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. <a href="/cpdv/ezra/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For he has turned his mercy toward me in the sight of the king, and his counselors, and all the powerful leaders of the king. And so, having been strengthened by the hand of the Lord, my God, which was upon me, I gathered together some of the leaders of Israel, those who were to go up with me. <a href="/nabre/ezra/7.htm">New American Bible</a> and who let me find favor with the king, with his counselors, and with all the most influential royal officials. I therefore took courage and, with the hand of the LORD, my God, over me, I gathered together Israelite leaders to make the return journey with me. <a href="/nrsvce/ezra/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and who extended to me steadfast love before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty officers. I took courage, for the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezra/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And hast extended mercy to me before the king and before the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I chose out of Israel leading men to go up with me. <a href="/hpbt/ezra/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And upon me he cast mercy before the King and before all the Princes of the King, the mighty men. Moreover, I was strengthened just as the hand of LORD JEHOVAH my God was upon me, and I chose men from Israel, Leaders, that they would go up with me. <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezra/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened according to the hand of the LORD my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. <a href="/sep/ezra/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and has given me favour in the eyes of the king, and of his councillors, and all the rulers of the king, the exalted ones. And I was strengthened according to the good hand of God upon me, and I gathered chief men of Israel to go up with me. <a href="/parallel/ezra/7-28.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=1871" 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/7.htm">Ezra Praises God</a> 27Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, 28<a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: hiṭ·ṭāh- (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">and who has shown</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘ā·lay (Conj-w:: Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥe·seḏ (N-ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">favor</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3289.htm" title="3289: wə·yō·w·‘ă·ṣāw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3ms) -- To advise, counsel. A primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve.">his counselors,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·lə·ḵāl- (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">his</a> <a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="1368: hag·gib·bō·rîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Strong, mighty. Or gibbor; intensive from the same as geber; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant.">powerful</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śā·rê (N-mpc) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">officials.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: kə·yaḏ- (Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">And because the hand</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·hay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">my God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">was upon me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq·tî (V-Hitpael-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">took courage</a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: wā·’eq·bə·ṣāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">and gathered</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·šîm (N-mp) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">the leaders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: mî·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-m:: 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/5927.htm" title="5927: la·‘ă·lō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">to return</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with me.</a> <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="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Nehemiah 2:8</a> And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests. <a href="/nehemiah/2-18.htm">Nehemiah 2:18</a> I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work. <a href="/ezra/9-9.htm">Ezra 9:9</a> Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem. <a href="/ezra/6-22.htm">Ezra 6:22</a> For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel. <a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Proverbs 21:1</a> The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases. <a href="/daniel/1-9.htm">Daniel 1:9</a> Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official, <a href="/1_kings/8-50.htm">1 Kings 8:50</a> 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="/2_chronicles/30-12.htm">2 Chronicles 30:12</a> Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD. <a href="/psalms/106-46.htm">Psalm 106:46</a> He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive. <a href="/esther/8-5.htm">Esther 8:5</a> “If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces. <a href="/acts/7-10.htm">Acts 7:10</a> and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household. <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a> And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. <a href="/2_corinthians/8-16.htm">2 Corinthians 8:16</a> But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you. <a href="/philippians/2-13.htm">Philippians 2:13</a> For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-10.htm">1 Corinthians 15:10</a> But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And has extended mercy to me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was on me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.extended<a href="/ezra/9-9.htm">Ezra 9:9</a> For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.<a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a> And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.<a href="/genesis/43-14.htm">Genesis 43:14</a> And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.his counsellors<a href="/ezra/7-14.htm">Ezra 7:14</a> Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellers, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;<a href="/jonah/3-7.htm">Jonah 3:7</a> And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:as the hand<a href="/ezra/7-6.htm">Ezra 7:6,9</a> This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him… <a href="/ezra/5-5.htm">Ezra 5:5</a> But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.<a href="/ezra/8-18.htm">Ezra 8:18</a> And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/3-1.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/ezra/7-5.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/ezra/7-15.htm">Counsellors</a> <a href="/ezra/7-15.htm">Counselors</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-8.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/ezra/3-1.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/ezra/7-25.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezra/7-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/ezra/7-27.htm">King's</a> <a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/ezra/4-20.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-18.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezra/1-6.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/8-15.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/ezra/8-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/ezra/8-25.htm">Counsellors</a> <a href="/ezra/8-25.htm">Counselors</a> <a href="/ezra/9-9.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/ezra/8-15.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/ezra/8-18.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezra/8-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/9-9.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/ezra/8-36.htm">King's</a> <a href="/ezra/9-9.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/ezra/9-9.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-10.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/ezra/8-20.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-18.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/ezra/8-15.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 7</div>1. <a href="/ezra/7-1.htm">Ezra goes up to Jerusalem</a> 11. <a href="/ezra/7-11.htm">The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra</a> 27. <a href="/ezra/7-27.htm">Ezra blesses God for this favor</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/7.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/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. Ezra acknowledges the favor he received from the Persian king, Artaxerxes, and his court. This favor is significant as it reflects God's providence in the affairs of His people. The Persian Empire, known for its vast reach and influence, had a structured administration with counselors and officials who played crucial roles in governance. Ezra's favor with these leaders highlights God's sovereignty in using foreign powers to fulfill His purposes, similar to how Joseph found favor in Egypt (<a href="/genesis/39-4.htm">Genesis 39:4</a>) and Daniel in Babylon (<a href="/daniel/1-9.htm">Daniel 1:9</a>). This favor is a fulfillment of God's promise to restore His people, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a>.And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, The phrase "the hand of the LORD" signifies divine intervention and blessing. This expression is used throughout Ezra and Nehemiah to denote God's active role in guiding and empowering His servants (<a href="/ezra/7-6.htm">Ezra 7:6</a>, <a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Nehemiah 2:8</a>). It underscores the belief that success in any endeavor, especially one as significant as the return from exile, is due to God's direct involvement. This divine hand is a type of Christ, who is the ultimate mediator and guide for believers, ensuring that God's will is accomplished.I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me. Ezra's courage is a response to God's favor and presence. The gathering of Israel's leaders indicates a strategic and organized effort to restore the community in Jerusalem. This return is part of the larger narrative of the Jewish exiles' return, as prophesied by Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Isaiah 44:28</a>) and Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11-12</a>). The leaders' involvement is crucial for the re-establishment of religious and social order, reflecting the importance of leadership in God's plan. This act of gathering and leading parallels the role of Jesus Christ, who gathers His people and leads them into the Kingdom of God (<a href="/john/10-14.htm">John 10:14-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm">Ezra</a> A scribe and priest, Ezra was a key figure in the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem. He was devoted to studying and teaching the Law of God. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is central to the account as the one who empowers and guides Ezra. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> Refers to the Jewish people, particularly those who were in exile and are now returning to their homeland. 4. <a href="/topical/l/leaders_from_israel.htm">Leaders from Israel</a> These were the heads of families and tribes who Ezra gathered to accompany him back to Jerusalem to restore the worship and practices according to the Law. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city to which Ezra and the exiles were returning, significant as the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_empowerment.htm">Divine Empowerment</a> Recognize that God's hand upon us provides the courage and strength needed to undertake His work. Just as Ezra was empowered, we too can rely on God's presence in our endeavors. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_initiative.htm">Leadership and Initiative</a> Ezra's example shows the importance of taking initiative in leadership. When God calls us, we should step forward with courage and gather others to join in His work. <a href="/topical/f/faithful_obedience.htm">Faithful Obedience</a> Ezra's actions were rooted in his commitment to God's Law. Our obedience to God's Word should be the foundation of our actions and decisions. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_collaboration.htm">Community and Collaboration</a> The gathering of leaders highlights the importance of community in fulfilling God's purposes. We are called to work together with others in the body of Christ. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_god's_promises.htm">Courage in God's Promises</a> Ezra's courage was based on the assurance of God's promises. We too can find courage in the promises of Scripture, knowing that God is faithful.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 7</a> <a href="/q/how_were_temple_vessels_returned_intact.htm">If the original temple vessels in Ezra 1:7 had been melted down by the Babylonians, how could these exact items be returned intact?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_a_king_aid_a_jewish_priest.htm">In Ezra 7:11-20, how could a foreign monarch have so willingly granted vast resources and freedom to a Jewish priest when such acts were uncommon in that era?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_record_of_god's_footstool.htm">Psalm 99:5 calls for worship at God's footstool; if this footstool is literal, why is there no archaeological record or clear location for it?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_urim_and_thummim.htm">What are the Urim and Thummim?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezra/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) And hath extended mercy unto me.--The honour done to himself before the council of Persia he ascribes to the mercy of God. Once more we have an anticipation of the journey, with a parenthesis intervening.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 28. - Hath extended mercy unto me before the king. i.e. "hath given me favour in the king's sight" - "hath made him graciously disposed towards me" (see ver. 6). And his counsellors and... princes. Compare the comment on ver. 14. The "counsellors" and "princes" are the same persons. <a href="/commentaries/ezra/7-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and who has shown הִטָּה־ (hiṭ·ṭāh-) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend me וְעָלַ֣י (wə·‘ā·lay) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against favor חֶ֗סֶד (ḥe·seḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty before לִפְנֵ֤י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the king, הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king his counselors, וְיֽוֹעֲצָ֔יו (wə·yō·w·‘ă·ṣāw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3289.htm">Strong's 3289: </a> To advise, to deliberate, resolve and all וּלְכָל־ (ū·lə·ḵāl-) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every his הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king powerful הַגִּבֹּרִ֑ים (hag·gib·bō·rîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1368.htm">Strong's 1368: </a> Powerful, warrior, tyrant officials. שָׂרֵ֥י (śā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince And because the hand כְּיַד־ (kə·yaḏ-) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of the LORD יְהוָ֤ה (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 my God אֱלֹהַי֙ (’ĕ·lō·hay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative [was] upon me, עָלַ֔י (‘ā·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against I וַאֲנִ֣י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I took courage הִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּי (hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq·tî) Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer and gathered וָאֶקְבְּצָ֧ה (wā·’eq·bə·ṣāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> To gather, collect the leaders רָאשִׁ֖ים (rā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head of Israel מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (mî·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc to return לַעֲל֥וֹת (la·‘ă·lō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively with me. עִמִּֽי׃ (‘im·mî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/7-28.htm">Ezra 7:28 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezra/7-28.htm">Ezra 7:28 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezra/7-28.htm">Ezra 7:28 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezra/7-28.htm">Ezra 7:28 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezra/7-28.htm">Ezra 7:28 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/7-28.htm">Ezra 7:28 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/7-28.htm">Ezra 7:28 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/7-28.htm">Ezra 7:28 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/7-28.htm">Ezra 7:28 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezra/7-28.htm">Ezra 7:28 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezra/7-28.htm">OT History: Ezra 7:28 And has extended loving kindness to me (Ezr. 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