Ezra 10:4
in Ezra 10Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Arise; for the matter belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
KJV
Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
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This verse in Ezra 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseArise; for this matter belongeth unto thee - By the decree of Artaxerxes, he was authorized to do everything that the law of God required: see Ezr 7:23-28. And all officers were commanded to be aiding and assisting; hence Shechaniah says, We are with you.
This site's exposition
be of good courage, and do it
on Ezra 10:4-6
The congregation's charge to Ezra reverses the shape of chapter 9, where he alone confessed: now the people tell him arise, for this matter belongeth unto thee, and pledge their support before he acts. He takes the oath from the chief priests, the Levites and all Israel first, then withdraws to Johanan's chamber and refuses bread and water, carrying the mourning of confession past the moment the vow was made. Grief does not end when the remedy is agreed; it continues in a leader who still fasts over the sin.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
Arise, it is your task to decide, etc. He very fittingly teaches how it should be conducted among the elders in council, so that each person may state what seems best according to their understanding, or what they have seemed to have understood; and yet …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
): Arise, be of good courage. Weeping, in this case, is good, but reforming is better." See what God said to Joshua in a like case, Josh. vii. What a good resolution they came to upon this good motion,
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Shechaniah . . . answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed--This was one of the leading men, who was not himself a delinquent in the matter, for his name does not occur in the following list.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ק֛וּם | kum | arise | H6965 → | 628 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| עָלֶ֥יךָ | ʾaleikha | [is] on you | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַדָּבָ֖ר | hadavar | the matter | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ | vaanachnu | and we | H587 → | 120 times |
| עִמָּ֑ךְ | ʾimakh | [will be] with you | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| חֲזַ֖ק | chazak | be strong | H2388 → | 291 times |
| וַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ פ | vaaseh | and act | H6213 → | 2628 times |
ק֛וּםarise
kumH6965 →628 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
עָלֶ֥יךָ[is] on you
ʾaleikhaH5921 →5755 times
הַדָּבָ֖רthe matter
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּand we
vaanachnuH587 →120 times
עִמָּ֑ךְ[will be] with you
ʾimakhH5973 →1050 times
חֲזַ֖קbe strong
chazakH2388 →291 times
וַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ פand act
vaasehH6213 →2628 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 10:24And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
it leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
- 1 John 3:18
Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
- Hebrews 13:1
Continue in brotherly love.
- Galatians 5:13
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
- Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Through
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
it leads to
- Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
- Ephesians 5:16
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
- Romans 12:11
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
- Colossians 3:23
About Ezra
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.