Ezra6
English Standard Version
1 the a , and was made in , in the of the the were .
2And in , the that is in the of , was on was : A .
3In the of the , the a : Concerning the of at , let the be , the where were , and let its be . Its shall be and its ,
4with of and . Let the be the .
5And let the and of the of , which out the that is in and to , be and to the that is in , each to its . You shall them in the of .
6Now , , of the the , , and your the who are in the the , .
7 the on of . Let the of the and the of the of its .
8Moreover, a you shall of the for the of of . The is to to in and the , the of the province from the .
9And is — , , or for to the of , , , , or , as the at —let be to them by ,
10that they may to the of and for the of the and his .
11Also a that if , a shall be his , and he shall be it, and his shall be .
12May the who has caused his to or who shall a to this, or to of that is in . a ; let it be with all .
13 , according to the word by the , Tattenai, the of the province the , , and their with all what Darius the king had ordered.
14And the of the and through the of the and the of . They their of the of and by of and and of ;
15and was the of the , in the of the of the .
16And the of , the and the , and the of the , the of of with .
17They at the of of , , , and as a , according to the of the of .
18And they the in their and the in their , the of at , as it is in the of .
19On the day of the , the the .
20 the and the had themselves ; of them were . So they the for the , for their , and for themselves.
21It was by the of who had from , and also by every who had joined them and himself from the of the of the to the Lord, the of .
22And they the of with , the Lord had made them and had the of the of to them, so that he in the of the of , the of .
Study Guide
Public-domain commentary and original-language notes for Ezra 6.
Chapter Summary
In this chapter: The decree for completing the temple. (1–12). The temple is finished. (13–22).
vv1-12
When God's time is come for fulfilling his gracious purposes concerning his church, he will raise up instruments to do it, from whom such good service was not expected. While our thoughts are directed to this event, we are led by Zechariah to fix our regard on a nobler, a spiritual building. The Lord Jesus Christ continues to lay one stone upon another: let us assist the great design. Difficulties delay the progress of this sacred edifice. Yet let not opposition discourage us, for in due season it will be completed to his abundant praise. He shall bring forth the head-stone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
vv13-22
The gospel church, that spiritual temple, is long in the building, but it will be finished at last, when the mystical body is completed. Every believer is a living temple, building up himself in his most holy faith: much opposition is given to this work by Satan and our own corruptions. We trifle, and proceed in it with many stops and pauses; but He that has begun the good work, will see it performed. Then spirits of just men will be made perfect. By getting their sins taken away, the Jews would free themselves from the sting of their late troubles. Their service was with joy. Let us welcome holy ordinances with joy, and serve the Lord with gladness.
Key Words
אֱדַיִן: then (of time)
דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ: {Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings}
מֶלֶךְ: a king
שׂוּם: {to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}
טְעֵם: properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)
בְּקַר: {properly, to plough, or (generally) break forth, i.e. (figuratively) to inspect, admire, care for, consider}
בַּבֶל: {Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}
בַּיִת: {a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}
סְפַר: a book
תָּם: there
Cross References
Ezra 6Direct follow-up to the search requested in the archives at Babylon.
Supported by Matthew Poole
Darius's specified architectural pattern directly matches Solomon's temple layout.
Supported by Matthew Poole
Identifies the specific prophets Haggai and Zechariah who motivated the completion of the work.
Supported by Matthew Poole
Recalls the original capture and return of the sacred temple vessels.
Supported by Matthew Poole
New Testament parallel for offering prayers on behalf of secular rulers.
Supported by JFB
Parallels the severe Eastern dynastic penalty of turning a house into a dunghill/rubble.
Supported by Matthew Poole
Parallels Solomon's dedication of the first temple, though on a much grander scale.
Supported by Matthew Poole, JFB
Refers back to the historic first year of Cyrus when the original decree was made.
Supported by Matthew Henry, Matthew Poole
Confirms Cyrus restoring the temple vessels taken by Nebuchadnezzar.
Supported by Matthew Poole
Parallels the tribal dedication offerings of the Tabernacle under Moses.
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God causing His name to dwell in the temple, echoing Solomon's dedication.
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The formal post-exilic celebration of the Passover on the fourteenth day.
Supported by Matthew Henry
The priests and Levites purifying themselves in unison for the feast.
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The division of the priests and Levites into courses for temple service.
Supported by JFB