Ezra 5:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.”
Ezra 5:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 5:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 5:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they didn’t make them cease until the matter should come to Darius, and an answer should be returned by letter concerning it.”
Ezra 5:5 — World English Bible
Ezra 5:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, till the matter should come to Darius, and then answer should be returned by letter concerning it. ”
Ezra 5:5 — American Standard Version
Ezra 5:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the eye of their God hath been upon the elders of the Jews, and they have not caused them to cease till the matter goeth to Darius, and then they send back a letter concerning this thing.”
Ezra 5:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 5:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But the eye of theirGod was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease till the matter came to Darius; and then they returned answer by letter concerning it. ”
Ezra 5:5 — Darby Translation
Ezra 5:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the eye of their God was vpon the Elders of the Iewes, that they coulde not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they answered by letters thereunto.”
Ezra 5:5 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 5:5 in Context — Ezra 5
3 At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
4 Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
6 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
7 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
What Does Ezra 5:5 Mean?
Ezra 5:5 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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