Ezra 1:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.”
Ezra 1:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 1:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 1:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Cyrus king of Persia says, ‘Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.”
Ezra 1:2 — World English Bible
Ezra 1:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath Jehovah, the God of heaven, given me; and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. ”
Ezra 1:2 — American Standard Version
Ezra 1:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Thus said Cyrus king of Persia, All kingdoms of the earth hath Jehovah, God of the heavens, given to me, and He hath laid a charge on me to build to Him a house in Jerusalem, that <FI>is<Fi> in Judah;”
Ezra 1:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 1:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth has Jehovah theGod of the heavens given to me, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. ”
Ezra 1:2 — Darby Translation
Ezra 1:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus saith Cyrus King of Persia, The Lord God of heauen hath giuen me all the kingdomes of the earth, and he hath commanded me to builde him an house in Ierusalem, which is in Iudah.”
Ezra 1:2 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 1:2 in Context — Ezra 1
1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
What Does Ezra 1:2 Mean?
Ezra 1:2 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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