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And rebuild the house of God on its site.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezra/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The king instructed him to return the cups to their place in Jerusalem and to rebuild the Temple of God there on its original site.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and he said to him, “Take these vessels, go and put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its site.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that <i>is</i> in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he said to him, ‘Take these articles; go, carry them to the temple <i>site</i> that <i>is</i> in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its former site.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he said to him, “Take these utensils, go <i>and</i> deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and have the house of God rebuilt in its place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He said to him, &#8220Take these utensils, go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem and let the house of God be rebuilt in its place.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And he said to him, “Take these utensils, go <i>and</i> deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt in its place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He said to him, “Take these articles, go <i>and</i> deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt in its place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And Cyrus said to him, “Take these utensils, go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its site.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cyrus told him, “Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cyrus told him, &#8220Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and he said unto him, Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he said unto him, Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Cyrus told him, 'Take these utensils. Place them in the temple in Jerusalem. Rebuild God's temple on its original site.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The emperor told him to take them and return them to the Temple in Jerusalem, and to rebuild the Temple where it had stood before. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"And Cyrus told him, 'Take these utensils, go to Jerusalem, and carry them to the Temple, after the Temple of God has been built in its appropriate place.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and instructed, ?Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He said to him, "Take these vessels and go deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt in its proper location."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and he said to him, 'Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let God's house be built in its place.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And said to him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said to him, ‘Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let God’s house be built in its place.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and said to him, Lift up these vessels, go, put them down in the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and the house of God is built on its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and said to him, These vessels lift up, go, put them down in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and the house of God is builded on its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he said to him, Lift up these vessels, go bring them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and the house of God shall be built upon its place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And said to him: Take these vessels, and go, and put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said to him: “Take these vessels, and go, and set them in the temple that is in Jerusalem. And let the house of God be built in its place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He commanded him: Take these vessels and deposit them in the temple of Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its former site.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to him, “Take these vessels; go and put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its site.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said to him. Take these vessels, go carry them, and put them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the temple be rebuilt in its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to him: ‘Take these vessels, go, carry and put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and this house will be built in its place.’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and he said unto him: Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and said to him, Take all the vessels, and go, put them in the house that is in Jerusalem in their place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/5-15.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=1236" 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">Tattenai's Letter to Darius</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/560.htm" title="560: wa·’ă·mar- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To say, tell, command. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'amar.">and instructed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lêh (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5376.htm" title="5376: śē (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To lift, take, carry. (Aramaic) corresponding to nasa'.">‘Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/236.htm" title="236: ’ê·zel- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go, go off. (Aramaic) the same as 'azal; to depart."></a> <a href="/hebrew/429.htm" title="429: ʾēl·lɛh (Pro-cp) -- These. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'el-leh.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/3984.htm" title="3984: mā·nay·yā (N-mpd) -- Vessel, utensil. (Aramaic) probably from a root corresponding to 'anah in the sense of an inclosure by sides; a utensil.">articles,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5182.htm" title="5182: ’ă·ḥêṯ (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To descend. (Aramaic) corresponding to nachath; to descend; causatively, to bring away, deposit, depose.">put</a> <a href="/hebrew/1994.htm" title="1994: him·mōw (Pro-3mp) -- They. (Aramaic) or (prolonged) himmown (Aramaic); corresponding to hem; they.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1965.htm" title="1965: bə·hê·ḵə·lā (Prep-b:: N-msd) -- A palace, temple. (Aramaic) corresponding to heykal.">in the temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/1768.htm" title="1768: dî (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that, because. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3390.htm" title="3390: ḇî·rū·šə·lem (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- The capital city of all Isr. (Chald).">in Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1005.htm" title="1005: ū·ḇêṯ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A house. (Aramaic) corresponding to bayith.">and let the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/426.htm" title="426: ’ĕ·lā·hā (N-msd) -- God, god. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'elowahh; God.">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1124.htm" title="1124: yiṯ·bə·nê (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms) -- To build. (Aramaic) or bnah (Aramaic); corresponding to banah; to build.">be rebuilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/5922.htm" title="5922: ‘al- (Prep) -- Upon, over, above. (Aramaic) corresponding to al.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/870.htm" title="870: ’aṯ·rêh (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A place. (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of 'Athariym; a place; (adverb) after.">its original site.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”…<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="/2_chronicles/36-22.htm">2 Chronicles 36:22-23</a></span><br />In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows: / “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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/1-2.htm">Ezra 1:2-4</a></span><br />“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 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. / And 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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/1-8.htm">Haggai 1:8</a></span><br />Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Zechariah 4:9</a></span><br />“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Isaiah 44:28</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-13.htm">Isaiah 45:13</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-7.htm">1 Kings 6:7</a></span><br />The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3</a></span><br />The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-19.htm">1 Chronicles 22:19</a></span><br />Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-10.htm">1 Chronicles 28:10</a></span><br />Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-19.htm">1 Chronicles 29:19</a></span><br />And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-47.htm">Acts 7:47-50</a></span><br />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? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a></span><br />When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And said to him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in his place.</p><p class="hdg">let the house</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/1-2.htm">Ezra 1:2</a></b></br> Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which <i>is</i> in Judah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/3-3.htm">Ezra 3:3</a></b></br> And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear <i>was</i> upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, <i>even</i> burnt offerings morning and evening.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/6-3.htm">Ezra 6:3</a></b></br> In the first year of Cyrus the king <i>the same</i> Cyrus the king made a decree <i>concerning</i> the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, <i>and</i> the breadth thereof threescore cubits;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/1-11.htm">Articles</a> <a href="/ezra/5-11.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/ezra/5-11.htm">Built</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-6.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">Deposit</a> <a href="/ezra/5-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezra/5-14.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-28.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/ezra/5-13.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/ezra/5-13.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Site</a> <a href="/ezra/5-14.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-19.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/ezra/5-14.htm">Vessels</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/7-19.htm">Articles</a> <a href="/ezra/6-3.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/ezra/6-3.htm">Built</a> <a href="/ezra/7-15.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Deposit</a> <a href="/ezra/5-16.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezra/5-16.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/ezra/6-7.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/ezra/6-7.htm">Site</a> <a href="/ezra/6-5.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezra/6-5.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/ezra/6-5.htm">Vessels</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'; </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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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/5.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/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and instructed</b><br>This phrase indicates a command or directive given by a person of authority. In the context of Ezra, this refers to the decree issued by King Cyrus of Persia. The instruction highlights the fulfillment of God's promise to restore His people and their worship in Jerusalem, as prophesied by Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Isaiah 44:28</a>) and Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a>).<p><b>‘Take these articles</b><br>The articles refer to the sacred vessels and items that were taken from the temple in Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar during the Babylonian conquest (<a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm">2 Kings 25:13-15</a>). Their return signifies the restoration of proper worship and the continuity of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. It also underscores the theme of God's sovereignty over history, as He orchestrates the return of these items through a foreign king.<p><b>put them in the temple in Jerusalem</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the specific location where the articles are to be placed, highlighting Jerusalem's central role in Jewish worship and identity. The temple in Jerusalem was the designated place for God's presence among His people (<a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>). The return of the articles to the temple signifies the reestablishment of the sacrificial system and the renewal of the covenant community.<p><b>and let the house of God be rebuilt</b><br>The rebuilding of the temple is a central theme in the book of Ezra. It represents not only the physical restoration of a building but also the spiritual renewal of the people of Israel. The temple is a type of Christ, who is the ultimate dwelling place of God among men (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>). The rebuilding foreshadows the coming of Jesus, who would establish a new covenant and a spiritual temple made up of believers (<a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a>).<p><b>on its original site</b><br>This phrase underscores the importance of continuity and faithfulness to God's original plan. The original site of the temple, Mount Moriah, is significant in biblical history as the location where Abraham was willing to sacrifice Isaac (<a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2</a>) and where Solomon built the first temple (<a href="/2_chronicles/3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1</a>). Rebuilding on the original site symbolizes the restoration of God's promises and the unchanging nature of His covenant with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_cyrus_of_persia.htm">King Cyrus of Persia</a></b><br>The ruler who issued the decree for the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. His actions were seen as divinely inspired, fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheshbazzar.htm">Sheshbazzar</a></b><br>Appointed by King Cyrus as the governor of Judah, he was responsible for taking the temple articles back to Jerusalem and initiating the rebuilding process.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The holy city where the temple was to be rebuilt. It holds significant spiritual and historical importance for the Jewish people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_articles.htm">The Temple Articles</a></b><br>Sacred items that were taken from the original temple by Nebuchadnezzar and returned by Cyrus to be placed in the new temple.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_rebuilding_of_the_temple.htm">The Rebuilding of the Temple</a></b><br>A significant event symbolizing the restoration of worship and the Jewish community's return to their covenant relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_providence_and_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Divine Providence and Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>God's plans are sovereign and will come to pass, as seen in the fulfillment of prophecies regarding Cyrus and the temple's rebuilding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_renewal.htm">Restoration and Renewal</a></b><br>The return of the temple articles and the rebuilding of the temple symbolize spiritual renewal and the restoration of worship. Believers are called to restore and renew their relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to obey the decree to rebuild the temple, Christians are called to obey God's commands and prioritize His kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_worship.htm">The Importance of Worship</a></b><br>The temple was central to Jewish worship, reminding us of the importance of worship in our lives. We are called to make worship a priority, both individually and corporately.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The return from exile and the rebuilding of the temple demonstrate God's faithfulness to His promises. Believers can trust in God's faithfulness in their own lives.<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/is_herod's_temple_the_third_temple.htm">Is Herod's temple considered the third temple?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_ezra.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Ezra?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_extrabiblical_proof_of_cyrus'_decree.htm">(Ezra 5:13-15) Why does no extrabiblical source confirm the specific decree of Cyrus authorizing the temple's rebuilding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_phoenix_mean_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Sheshbazzar 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>(15) <span class= "bld">Take these vessels, go, carry them . . . and let the house of God</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span>--The three imperatives in this verse, without a copula, followed by a fourth, vividly express the feeling of the suppliants in the remembrance of the decree: thus we have another note of historical truth.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let the house of God be builded</span> <span class="cmt_word">in his place.</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> upon the old holy site - the place where Abraham offered his son Isaac, in a figure (<a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Hebrews 11:17-19</a>), where the angel stood and stayed the pestilence in David s time (<a href="/2_samuel/24-16.htm">2 Samuel 24:16-18</a>), and where "the glory of the Lord descended and filled the house" under Solomon (<a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">2 Chronicles 7:1</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/5-15.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">and instructed,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲמַר־</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·mar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_560.htm">Strong's 560: </a> </span><span class="str2">To say, tell, command</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Take</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׂ֚א</span> <span class="translit">(śē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5376.htm">Strong's 5376: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, take, carry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֚ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_412.htm">Strong's 412: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">articles,</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽאנַיָּ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(mā·nay·yā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3984.htm">Strong's 3984: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vessel, utensil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">put</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֵ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5182.htm">Strong's 5182: </a> </span><span class="str2">To descend, to bring away, deposit, depose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">הִמּ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(him·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1994.htm">Strong's 1994: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the temple</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהֵיכְלָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(bə·hê·ḵə·lā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1965.htm">Strong's 1965: </a> </span><span class="str2">A large public building, palace, temple</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Jerusalem,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî·rū·šə·lem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine 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">and let the house</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֵ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1005.htm">Strong's 1005: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלָהָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lā·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular determinate<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">be rebuilt</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְבְּנֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1124.htm">Strong's 1124: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</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">its original site.’</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתְרֵֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’aṯ·rêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_870.htm">Strong's 870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A place, after</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/5-15.htm">Ezra 5:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/5-15.htm">Ezra 5:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/5-15.htm">Ezra 5:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/5-15.htm">Ezra 5:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/5-15.htm">Ezra 5:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/5-15.htm">Ezra 5:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/5-15.htm">Ezra 5:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/5-15.htm">Ezra 5:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/5-15.htm">Ezra 5:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/5-15.htm">Ezra 5:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/5-15.htm">OT History: Ezra 5:15 And he said to him Take these (Ezr. 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