Ezra 1:7

1:7 Then King Cyrus brought out the vessels of the Lord’s temple which Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and had displayed ¹  in the temple of his gods.

Ezra 4:1

Opposition to the Building Efforts

4:1 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin learned that the former exiles ²  were building a temple for the Lord God of Israel,

Ezra 7:10

7:10 Now Ezra had dedicated himself ³  to the study of the law of the Lord, to its observance, and to teaching ⁴  its statutes and judgments in Israel.

Ezra 10:11

10:11 Now give praise to the Lord God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the local residents ⁵  and from these foreign wives.”

---

¹ tn Heb “and he gave them.”

² tn Heb “the sons of the exile.”

³ tn Heb “established his heart.”

⁴ tn Heb “to do and to teach.” The expression may be a hendiadys, in which case it would have the sense of “effectively teaching.”

⁵ tn Heb “the peoples of the land.”