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Ezra 7:23

Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?

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ASV

Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

KJV

Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כָּל־kol-allH3606 →
דִּ֗יDithatH1768 →
מִן־min-[is] according toH4481 →
טַ֙עַם֙ta.'am[the] decree ofH2942 →
אֱלָ֣הּ'e.Lah[the] God ofH426 →
שְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'heavens theH8065 →
יִתְעֲבֵד֙yit.'a.Vedlet it be doneH5648 →
אַדְרַזְדָּ֔א'ad.raz.Da'exactlyH149 →
לְבֵ֖יתle.Veitfor [the] house ofH1005 →
אֱלָ֣הּ'e.Lah[the] God ofH426 →
שְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'heavens theH8065 →
דִּֽי־di-thatH1768 →
לְמָ֤הle.Mah<to> why?H4101 →
לֶֽהֱוֵא֙le.he.Ve'will it beH1934 →
קְצַ֔ףke.TzafangerH7109 →
עַל־'al-onH5922 →
מַלְכ֥וּתmal.Khut[the] kingdom ofH4437 →
מַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'king theH4430 →
וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃u.ve.No.hiand sons hisH1247 →

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Jeremiah 29:7Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”Ezra 6:10Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.Psalms 119:4You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.Ezra 6:10–12Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.Zechariah 12:3On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.Ezra 7:18You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.Ezra 7:13I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.Exodus 5:3“The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they answered. “Please let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword.”Ezra 5:8Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones, and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.Revelation 16:11and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.

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Artaxerxes Grants Freedom to the Jews — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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