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Ezra 5:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But the eyea of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could notc cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returnede answer by letter concerning this matter.

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Ezra 7:6,28• ⁶This 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.
²⁸And hath extended mercy unto 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 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 in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. (Psa. 32:8)

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Psa. 33:18• ¹⁸Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; (Psa. 33:18)

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Psa. 34:15• ¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. (Psa. 34:15)

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Psa. 76:10• ¹⁰Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. (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 plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
⁴The Lord is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
⁵Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. (Psa. 129:2‑5)

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Ezra 6:6• ⁶Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence: (Ezra 6:6)

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But the eye.

Ezra 7:6,28• ⁶This 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.
²⁸And hath extended mercy unto 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 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: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. (Ezra 8:22)

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2 Chron. 16:9• ⁹For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. (2 Chron. 16:9)

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Psa. 32:8• ⁸I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. (Psa. 32:8)

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Psa. 33:18• ¹⁸Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; (Psa. 33:18)

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Psa. 34:15• ¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. (Psa. 34:15)

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Psa. 76:10• ¹⁰Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. (Psa. 76:10)

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Phil. 1:28• ²⁸And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. (Phil. 1:28)

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1 Peter 3:12• ¹²For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: 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 plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
⁴The Lord is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
⁵Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. (Psa. 129:2‑5)

then they returned.

Ezra 6:6‑12• ⁶Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which 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 his place.
⁸Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto 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 of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
¹⁰That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savors unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
¹¹Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, 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 hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed. (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)

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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.