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Ezra · read by Ed Miller
15 verses, in order. Only the verses Ed read aloud are shown.
Ezra 1
2
"This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: 'The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.Read from NASB1995 · Ezra #2: Revival Starts at the Altar
3
Whoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.Read from NASB1995 · Ezra #2: Revival Starts at the Altar
4
And let every survivor, wherever he lives, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.'"Read from NASB1995 · Ezra #2: Revival Starts at the Altar
Ezra 2
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So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.Read from NASB1995 · Ezra #2: Revival Starts at the Altar
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, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.Read from NASB1995 · Ezra #2: Revival Starts at the Altar
3
They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.Read from NASB1995 · Ezra #2: Revival Starts at the Altar
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 the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.Read from NASB1995 · Ezra #2: Revival Starts at the Altar
Ezra 4
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Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build.Read from NASB1995 · Ezra #2: Revival Starts at the Altar
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They hired counselors against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.Read from NKJV · Ezra #3: Reasons for an Incomplete Temple, Part 1
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At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.Read from NKJV · Ezra #3: Reasons for an Incomplete Temple, Part 1
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Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.Read from KJV · Ezra #4: Reasons for an Incomplete Temple, Part 2
Ezra 5
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Later, 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.Read from KJV · Ezra #3: Reasons for an Incomplete Temple, Part 1
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Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.Read from KJV · Ezra #3: Reasons for an Incomplete Temple, Part 1
Ezra 6
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So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.Read from KJV · Ezra #3: Reasons for an Incomplete Temple, Part 1
Ezra 9
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But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.Read from NASB1995 · Ezra #1: Introduction to the Book of Ezra