Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.
WEB
So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.
YLT
And we fast, and seek from our God for this, and He is entreated of us.
DBT
And we fasted, and besought ourGod for this; and he was entreated of us.
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