Ezra 5:14
in Ezra 5He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the gold and silver vessels also of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
KJV
And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
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This verse in Ezra 5
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the first year of Cyrus
on Ezra 5:13-15
The elders' recital reaches Cyrus: in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, the same king made a decree to build this house of God. This is the Cyrus of the book's opening chapter, the pagan king the Lord stirred to send the exiles home, so the letter to Darius repeats what the book already told. Cyrus also returned the gold and silver vessels Nebuchadnezzar had carried to Babylon, handing them to a governor named Sheshbazzar with the order to carry them to Jerusalem and let the house of God be built in its place. Jamieson Fausset and Brown note this detail could only come from the Jews' own answer, since the vessels and the governor's commission were their history to tell, not Tatnai's to invent.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Of which, and of what is said concerning them, and particularly of the delivery of them to Sheshbazzar, whom Cyrus made governor of Judah, and ordered him to carry them to Jerusalem, and build the temple there, and put them in it, see Ezr 1:7.
Note, (1.) The temple of God among men is to be built by prophecy, not by secular force (that often hinders it, but seldom furthers it), but by the word of God. As the weapons of our warfare, so the instruments of our building, are not carnal, but spiritual, and they are the ministers of the gospel that are the master-builders.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Not a word was uttered to dispirit the Jews or afford cause of triumph to their opponents. Matters were to go on till contrary orders arrived from Babylon. After surveying the work in progress, he inquired: first, by what authority this national temple was undertaken; and, secondly, the names of the principal promoters and directors of the undertaking.
The words behind it
34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְ֠אַף | veaf | and also | H638 → | 4 times |
| מָאנַיָּ֣א | manaiya' | vessels the | H3984 → | 7 times |
| דִֽי־ | di- | of | H1768 → | 345 times |
| בֵית־ | veit- | [the] house of | H1005 → | 44 times |
| אֱלָהָא֮ | ʾelaha' | <the> God | H426 → | 95 times |
| דִּ֣י | di | of | H1768 → | 345 times |
| דַהֲבָ֣ה | dahavah' | <the> gold | H1722 → | 23 times |
| וְכַסְפָּא֒ | vekhaspa' | and <the> silver | H3702 → | 13 times |
| דִּ֣י | di | which | H1768 → | 345 times |
| נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר | nevukhadnetzar | Nebuchadnezzar | H5020 → | 31 times |
| הַנְפֵּק֙ | hanpek | he had brought out | H5312 → | 11 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4481 → | 109 times |
| הֵֽיכְלָא֙ | heikhela' | temple the | H1965 → | 13 times |
| דִּ֣י | di | which | H1768 → | 345 times |
| בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔ם | virushelem | [was] in Jerusalem | H3390 → | 26 times |
| וְהֵיבֵ֣ל | veheivel | and he carried | H2987 → | 3 times |
| הִמּ֔וֹ | himo | them | H1994 → | 12 times |
| לְהֵיכְלָ֖א | leheikhela' | to temple the | H1965 → | 13 times |
| דִּ֣י | di | of | H1768 → | 345 times |
| בָבֶ֑ל | vavel | Babylon | H895 → | 25 times |
| הַנְפֵּ֨ק | hanpek | he brought out | H5312 → | 11 times |
| הִמּ֜וֹ | himo | them | H1994 → | 12 times |
| כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ | koresh | Cyrus | H3567 → | 8 times |
| מַלְכָּ֗א | malka' | king the | H4430 → | 180 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4481 → | 109 times |
| הֵֽיכְלָא֙ | heikhela' | temple the | H1965 → | 13 times |
| דִּ֣י | di | of | H1768 → | 345 times |
| בָבֶ֔ל | vavel | Babylon | H895 → | 25 times |
| וִיהִ֙יבוּ֙ | vihivu | and they were given | H3052 → | 28 times |
| לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣ר | lesheshebatzar | to Sheshbazzar | H8340 → | |
| שְׁמֵ֔הּ | shemeh | name his | H8036 → | 12 times |
| דִּ֥י | di | whom | H1768 → | 345 times |
| פֶחָ֖ה | fechah | governor | H6347 → | 10 times |
| שָׂמֵֽהּ׃ | sameh | he had made him | H7761 → | 26 times |
וְ֠אַףand also
veafH638 →4 times
מָאנַיָּ֣אvessels the
manaiya'H3984 →7 times
דִֽי־of
di-H1768 →345 times
בֵית־[the] house of
veit-H1005 →44 times
אֱלָהָא֮<the> God
ʾelaha'H426 →95 times
דִּ֣יof
diH1768 →345 times
דַהֲבָ֣ה<the> gold
dahavah'H1722 →23 times
וְכַסְפָּא֒and <the> silver
vekhaspa'H3702 →13 times
דִּ֣יwhich
diH1768 →345 times
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רNebuchadnezzar
nevukhadnetzarH5020 →31 times
הַנְפֵּק֙he had brought out
hanpekH5312 →11 times
מִן־from
min-H4481 →109 times
הֵֽיכְלָא֙temple the
heikhela'H1965 →13 times
דִּ֣יwhich
diH1768 →345 times
בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔ם[was] in Jerusalem
virushelemH3390 →26 times
וְהֵיבֵ֣לand he carried
veheivelH2987 →3 times
הִמּ֔וֹthem
himoH1994 →12 times
לְהֵיכְלָ֖אto temple the
leheikhela'H1965 →13 times
דִּ֣יof
diH1768 →345 times
בָבֶ֑לBabylon
vavelH895 →25 times
הַנְפֵּ֨קhe brought out
hanpekH5312 →11 times
הִמּ֜וֹthem
himoH1994 →12 times
כּ֣וֹרֶשׁCyrus
koreshH3567 →8 times
מַלְכָּ֗אking the
malka'H4430 →180 times
מִן־from
min-H4481 →109 times
הֵֽיכְלָא֙temple the
heikhela'H1965 →13 times
דִּ֣יof
diH1768 →345 times
בָבֶ֔לBabylon
vavelH895 →25 times
וִיהִ֙יבוּ֙and they were given
vihivuH3052 →28 times
לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רto Sheshbazzar
lesheshebatzarH8340 →
שְׁמֵ֔הּname his
shemehH8036 →12 times
דִּ֥יwhom
diH1768 →345 times
פֶחָ֖הgovernor
fechahH6347 →10 times
שָׂמֵֽהּ׃he had made him
samehH7761 →26 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
Ezra 6:5Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited…
it leads to
- Daniel 5:2
Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink…
- 2 Kings 25:14–15
They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.
- Jeremiah 27:16
Then I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon…
- 2 Chronicles 36:6–7
Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.
- Jeremiah 27:18–22
If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in…
- Daniel 5:2
Through
Ezra 5:16So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”
it leads to
- Ezra 6:15
And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
- Ezra 3:10
When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise…
- Ezra 3:8
In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including…
- Ezra 6:15
About Ezra
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PlaceBabil Governorate (archaeological site)BabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.