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Ezra 5

Ezra 5:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But the eye
`ayin (Hebrew #5870)
an eye
KJV usage: eye.
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 5869
a of their God
'elahh (Hebrew #426)
God
KJV usage: God, god.
Pronounce: el-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 433
was
hava' (Hebrew #1934)
corresponding to 1933; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
KJV usage: be, become, + behold, + came (to pass), + cease, + cleave, + consider, + do, + give, + have, + judge, + keep, + labour, + mingle (self), + put, + see, + seek, + set, + slay, + take heed, tremble, + walk, + would.
Pronounce: hav-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) orhavah (Aramaic) {hav-aw'}
upon
`al (Hebrew #5922)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5921
KJV usage: about, against, concerning, for, (there-)fore, from, in, X more, of, (there-, up-)on, (in-)to, + why with.
Pronounce: al
the elders
siyb (Hebrew #7868)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 7867
KJV usage: elder.
Pronounce: seeb
of the Jews
Yhuwda'iy (Hebrew #3062)
a Jehudaite (or Judaite), i.e. Jew
KJV usage: Jew.
Pronounce: yeh-hoo-daw-ee'
Origin: (Aramaic) patrial from 3061
, that they could not
la' (Hebrew #3809)
corresponding to 3808
KJV usage: or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), ((can-))not, as nothing, without.
Pronounce: law
Origin: (Aramaic) or lah (Aramaic) (Dan. 4:32) {law}
c cause
btel (Hebrew #989)
to stop
KJV usage: (cause, make to), cease, hinder.
Pronounce: bet-ale'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 988
them
himmow (Hebrew #1994)
corresponding to 1992; they
KJV usage: X are, them, those.
Pronounce: him-mo'
Origin: (Aramaic) or (prolonged) himmown (Aramaic) {him- mone'}
to cease
btel (Hebrew #989)
to stop
KJV usage: (cause, make to), cease, hinder.
Pronounce: bet-ale'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 988
, till
`ad (Hebrew #5705)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5704; X and, at, for, (hither-)to, on till, (un-)to, until, within.
Pronounce: ad
the matter
ta`am (Hebrew #2941)
properly, a taste, i.e. (as in 2940) a judicial sentence
KJV usage: account, X to be commanded, commandment, matter.
Pronounce: tah'-am
Origin: (Aramaic) from 2939
came
huwk (Hebrew #1946)
to go; causatively, to bring
KJV usage: bring again, come, go (up).
Pronounce: hook
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 1981
to Darius
Daryavesh (Hebrew #1868)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1867
KJV usage: Darius.
Pronounce: daw-reh-yaw-vaysh'
: and then
'edayin (Hebrew #116)
then (of time)
KJV usage: now, that time, then.
Pronounce: ed-ah'-yin
Origin: (Aramaic) of uncertain derivation
they returnede answer
tuwb (Hebrew #8421)
specifically (transitive and ellip.) to reply
KJV usage: answer, restore, return (an answer).
Pronounce: toob
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 7725, to come back
by letter
nishtvan (Hebrew #5407)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5406
KJV usage: letter.
Pronounce: nish-tev-awn'
concerning
`al (Hebrew #5922)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5921
KJV usage: about, against, concerning, for, (there-)fore, from, in, X more, of, (there-, up-)on, (in-)to, + why with.
Pronounce: al
this
den (Hebrew #1836)
this
KJV usage: (afore-)time, + after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), + thus, where(-fore), which.
Pronounce: dane
Origin: (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of 1791
matter.
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Ezra 7:6,28• 6--this Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which Jehovah the God of Israel had given. And the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him.
 28and 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 Jehovah my God was upon me; and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. (Ezra 7:6,28)
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Psa. 32:8• 8I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee. (Psa. 32:8)
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Psa. 33:18• 18Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness, (Psa. 33:18)
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Psa. 34:15• 15The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry; (Psa. 34:15)
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Psa. 76:10• 10For the fury of man shall praise thee; the remainder of fury wilt thou gird on thyself. (Psa. 76:10)
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Psa. 129:2‑5• 2Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.
 3The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.
 4Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
 5Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion; (Psa. 129:2‑5)
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Ezra 6:6• 6Therefore Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, be ye far from thence: (Ezra 6:6)

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Darius,
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Ministry on This Verse

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But the eye.
Ezra 7:6,28• 6--this Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which Jehovah the God of Israel had given. And the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him.
 28and 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 Jehovah my God was upon me; and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. (Ezra 7:6,28)
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Ezra 8:22• 22For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; for we had spoken to the king saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his anger is against all them that forsake him. (Ezra 8:22)
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2 Chron. 16:9• 9For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro through the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars. (2 Chron. 16:9)
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Psa. 32:8• 8I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee. (Psa. 32:8)
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Psa. 33:18• 18Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness, (Psa. 33:18)
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Psa. 34:15• 15The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry; (Psa. 34:15)
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Psa. 76:10• 10For the fury of man shall praise thee; the remainder of fury wilt thou gird on thyself. (Psa. 76:10)
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Phil. 1:28• 28and not frightened in anything by the opposers, which is to them a demonstration of destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God; (Phil. 1:28)
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1 Peter 3:12• 12because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. (1 Peter 3:12)
that they.
Psa. 129:2‑5• 2Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.
 3The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.
 4Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
 5Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion; (Psa. 129:2‑5)
then they returned.
Ezra 6:6‑12• 6Therefore Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
 7let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.
 8Moreover, I give orders what ye shall do to these elders of the Jews, for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, of the tribute beyond the river, expenses be diligently given to these men, that they be not hindered.
 9And that which they have need of, both young bullocks and rams and lambs, for the burnt-offerings to the God of the heavens, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests that are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail;
 10that they may present sweet odours to the God of the heavens, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons.
 11Also I have given order that whosoever shall alter this rescript, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon, and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
 12And the God that has caused his name to dwell there overthrow every king and people that shall put forth their hand to alter or to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have given this order; let it be done diligently. (Ezra 6:6‑12)
• Whereas the work had been stopped by force and power in the days of Artaxerxes, the adversaries now prove utterly powerless in the face of the renewed exercise of the people....When, however, there is a favorable response to the discipline of God, blessing can flow (Hag. 2:19). Furthermore, the work is no longer our own; it becomes a work of God. (“The Prophets Haggai and Zechariah - Ezra 5:1-5” by N. Simon)
• The eye of God was upon His beloved people, beholding their danger, in order that He might minister the needed courage in the presence of the foe, to give them the consciousness of His presence and shelter, and thus to animate them to perseverance in their work. (“The Book of Ezra: Restoration From Babylon: Ezra 5” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease till the matter came to Darius; and then they returned answer by letter concerning it.