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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationslet 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.
Leave this work on the house of God alone. Let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site.
let alone the work of this house of God, let the governor of the Jews, and the elders of the Jews, build this house of God on its place.
let the work of this house ofGod alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house ofGod in its place.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEzra — The return in two waves — Zerubbabel's altar and temple (538 BC) and Ezra's reforming arrival (458 BC). A book about rebuilding — the temple, the Torah-teaching community, and the covenant boundary.
- Author
- Ezra (traditional); the book uses first-person narrative in chs. 7–10
- Date
- Events 538–458 BC; compilation c. mid-5th century BC