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Ezra 6:14

6:13 Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. commandment: Chaldee, decree

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The elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

And the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

6:15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

What does Ezra 6:14 mean?

Ezra 6:14 is a verse in the book of Ezra, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׂיב (sîyb), יְהוּדָאִי (Yᵉhûwdâʼîy), בְּנָא (bᵉnâʼ). It connects to 1 cross-referenced passage elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
the
eldersשִׂיבsîyb/seeb/H7868{properly, to become aged, i.e. (by implication) to grow gray}
of
the
JewsיְהוּדָאִיYᵉhûwdâʼîy/yeh-hoo-daw-ee'/H3062a Jehudaite (or Judaite), i.e. Jew
builded,בְּנָאbᵉnâʼ/ben-aw'/H1124to build
and
they
prosperedצְלַחtsᵉlach/tsel-akh'/H6744to advance (transitive or intransitive)
through
the
prophesyingנְבוּאָהnᵉbûwʼâh/neb-oo-aw/H5017inspired teaching
of
HaggaiחַגַּיChaggay/khag-gah'-ee/H2292Chaggai, a Hebrew prophet
the
prophetנְבִיאnᵉbîyʼ/neb-ee'/H5029a prophet
and
ZechariahזְכַרְיָהZᵉkaryâh/zek-ar-yaw'/H2148Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites
the
sonבַּרbar/bar/H1247a son, grandson, etc.
of
Iddo.עִדּוֹʻIddôw/id-do'/H5714Iddo (or Iddi), the name of five Israelites
And
they
builded,בְּנָאbᵉnâʼ/ben-aw'/H1124to build
and
finishedכְּלַלkᵉlal/kel-al'/H3635to complete
it,
accordingמִןmin/min/H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}
to
the
commandmentטַעַםṭaʻam/tah'-am/H2941properly, a taste, i.e. ajudicial sentence
of
the
Godאֱלָהּʼĕlâhh/el-aw'/H426God
of
Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3479{Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity}
and
according
to
the
commandmentטְעֵםṭᵉʻêm/teh-ame'/H2942properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)
of
Cyrus,כּוֹרֶשׁKôwresh/ko'-resh/H3567{Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king}
and
Darius,דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁDârᵉyâvêsh/daw-reh-yaw-vaysh'/H1868{Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings}
and
ArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּאʼArtachshashtâʼ/ar-takh-shash-taw'/H783Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
kingמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4430a king
of
Persia.פָּרַסPâraç/paw-ras'/H6540{Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants}
commandment:
Chaldee,
decree

Commentary on Ezra 6:14

HENRY_FULL · Ezra 6:14
ut sad account of the utter ruin of Judah and Jerusalem within a few years after Josiah's death. 1. The history of it in the unhappy reigns of Jehoahaz for three months ( ver. 1-4 ), Jehoiakim ( ver. 5-8 ) for eleven years, Jehoiach in three months ( ver. 9, 10 ), and Zedekiah eleven years, ver. 11 . Additions were made to the national guilt, and advances towards the national destruction, in each of those reigns. The destruction was, at length, completed in the slaughter of multitudes ( ver. 17 ), the plundering and burning of the temple and all the palaces, the desolation of the city ( ver. 18, 19 ), and the captivity of the people that remained, ver. 20 . 2. Some remarks upon it—that herein sin was punished, Zedekiah's wickedness ( ver. 12, 13 ), the idolatry the people were guilty of ( ver. 14 ), and their abuse of God's prophets, ver. 15, 16 . The word of God was herein fulfilled, ver. 21 . II. The dawning of the day of their deliverance in Cyrus's proclamation, ver. 22, 23 . The Destruction of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 588.)

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Ezra 5:1

Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.

Ezra 6:7

Let 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.

Ezra 6:8

Moreover 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. I make: Chaldee, by me a decree is made hindered: Chaldee, made to cease

Ezra 4:12

Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. set up: or, finished joined: Chal. sewed together

Ezra 5:2

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.

Ezra 5:5

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.

Ezra 5:8

Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. great: Chaldee, stones of rolling

Ezra 5:9

Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

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What does Ezra 6:14 say?

Ezra 6:14 (King James Version) reads: "And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. commandment: Chaldee, decree"

Is Ezra 6:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Ezra 6:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ezra.

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