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Ezra · read by Timothy Williams
17 verses, in order. Only the verses Timothy read aloud are shown.
Ezra 1
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In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:Read from KJV · The Coming Revival of Truth
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"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 KJV · The Coming Revival of Truth
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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 KJV · The Coming Revival of Truth
Ezra 7
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this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.Read from KJV · The Coming Revival of Truth
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So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.Read from KJV · The Coming Revival of Truth
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Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king.Read from NASB1995 · The Coming Revival of Truth
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He had begun the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was upon him.Read from KJV · The Coming Revival of Truth
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For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.Read from KJV · The Coming Revival of Truth
Ezra 9
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After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, "The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.Read from KJV · The Coming Revival of Truth
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Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!"Read from KJV · Set a Mark Upon the Foreheads
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When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.Read from KJV · Set a Mark Upon the Foreheads
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At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God,Read from KJV · Set a Mark Upon the Foreheads
Ezra 10
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While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.Read from KJV · Set a Mark Upon the Foreheads
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Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: "We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.Read from KJV · The Coming Revival of Truth
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So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.Read from KJV · The Coming Revival of Truth
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Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!"Read from KJV · The Coming Revival of Truth
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So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.Read from KJV · The Coming Revival of Truth