Ezra 5:1
in Ezra 5Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel prophesied they unto them.
KJV
Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
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This verse in Ezra 5
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Haggai and Zechariah stirred up Zerubbabel and Joshua Ezr 5:2; Hag 1:14, and warned the people against neglecting the building of the temple, in order to give themselves to the beautifying of their own houses (see Hag 1:4, Hag 1:9). Zechariah was the son of Berechiah, and grandson of Iddo (see the marginal reference; Mat 23:35). Compare a similar application of “son” in the case of Jehu (see the 2Ki 9:20 note).
This site's exposition
the prophets Haggai and Zechariah
on Ezra 5:1-2
The prophets Haggai and Zechariah prophesy, and the halted work restarts before any new royal word arrives. This verse and Ezra 6:14 anchor both prophetic books in the narrative. Haggai's book supplies what they preached, rebuking a people who paneled their own houses while the Lord's house lay waste.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"The conversion," he saith, "of Haggai and Zechariah." These prophets were not as yet in existence, when these verses were sung. ... But both, the one within a year after the other, began to prophesy that which seemeth to pertain to the restoration of the temple, as was foretold so long before. ...
The Medieval Church1 voice
And the prophets Haggai and Zechariah prophesied, etc. These things are more fully written in the books of these prophets; with words by which they either reproved the laziness of those who had been more negligent towards the work of the temple, or stirred them …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
For fifteen years the work was completely suspended. These two prophets upbraided them with severe reproaches for their sloth, negligence, and worldly selfishness (Hag 1:4), threatened them with severe judgments if they continued backward, and promised that they would be blessed with great national prosperity if they resumed and prosecuted the work with alacrity and vigor.
Haggai - and Zechariah - These are the same whose writings we have among the twelve minor prophets. The son of Iddo - That is, the grandson of Iddo; for Zechariah was the son of Barachiah, the son of Iddo. See his prophecy, Zec 1:1 (note).
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִתְנַבִּ֞י | vehitnabi | and he prophesied | H5013 → | |
| חַגַּ֣י | chagai | Haggai | H2292 → | |
| נְבִיָּ֗א | neviah' | prophet the | H5029 → | 4 times |
| וּזְכַרְיָ֤ה | uzekharyah | and Zechariah | H2148 → | 43 times |
| בַר־ | var- | [the] son of | H1247 → | 19 times |
| עִדּוֹא֙ | ʾido' | Iddo | H5714 → | |
| נְבִיַּיָּ֔א | neviaiya' | prophets the | H5029 → | 4 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | to | H5922 → | 104 times |
| יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔א | yehudaye' | Jews the | H3062 → | 10 times |
| דִּ֥י | di | who | H1768 → | 345 times |
| בִיה֖וּד | vihud | [were] in Judah | H3061 → | 7 times |
| וּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם | uvirushelem | and in Jerusalem | H3390 → | 26 times |
| בְּשֻׁ֛ם | beshum | in [the] name of | H8036 → | 12 times |
| אֱלָ֥הּ | ʾelah | [the] God of | H426 → | 95 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3479 → | 8 times |
| עֲלֵיהֽוֹן׃ ס | aleihon | [who was] over them | H5922 → | 104 times |
וְהִתְנַבִּ֞יand he prophesied
vehitnabiH5013 →
חַגַּ֣יHaggai
chagaiH2292 →
נְבִיָּ֗אprophet the
neviah'H5029 →4 times
וּזְכַרְיָ֤הand Zechariah
uzekharyahH2148 →43 times
בַר־[the] son of
var-H1247 →19 times
עִדּוֹא֙Iddo
ʾido'H5714 →
נְבִיַּיָּ֔אprophets the
neviaiya'H5029 →4 times
עַל־to
ʾal-H5922 →104 times
יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔אJews the
yehudaye'H3062 →10 times
דִּ֥יwho
diH1768 →345 times
בִיה֖וּד[were] in Judah
vihudH3061 →7 times
וּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םand in Jerusalem
uvirushelemH3390 →26 times
בְּשֻׁ֛םin [the] name of
beshumH8036 →12 times
אֱלָ֥הּ[the] God of
ʾelahH426 →95 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3479 →8 times
עֲלֵיהֽוֹן׃ ס[who was] over them
aleihonH5922 →104 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
Micah 5:4He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to…
it leads to
- Isaiah 40:10–11
Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
- Psalms 23:1–2
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- Luke 1:32
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Micah 7:14
Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
- John 10:27–30
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- Isaiah 40:10–11
Through
Haggai 1:1In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of…
it leads to
- Ezra 2:2
accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
- 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 3:2
Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it,…
- Ezra 2:2
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About Ezra

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonReturn from exile (520 BC)HaggaiProphet of the four dated oracles that restarted the stalled temple (Ezra 5:1; Hag 1:1); promised the latter house a greater glory…
- 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 Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms 112; Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; 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 (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
