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Ezra 5:8

New American Bible - revised edition

Let it be known to the king that we have visited the province of Judah and the house of the great God: it is being rebuilt of cut stone and the walls are being reinforced with timber; the work is being carried out diligently, prospering under their hands.

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These are the inhabitants of the province who returned from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had carried away to Babylon, and who came back to Jerusalem and Judah, to their various cities

they sent him a report in which was written the following: “To King Darius, all good wishes!

We then questioned the elders, addressing to them the following words: ‘Who issued the decree for you to build this house and complete this edifice?’

that they may continue to offer sacrifices of pleasing odor to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.

It shall have three courses of cut stone for each one of timber. The costs are to be borne by the royal house.

Let everything that is decreed by the God of heaven be carried out exactly for the house of the God of heaven, that wrath may not come upon the realm of the king and his sons.

These are the heads of the province who took up residence in Jerusalem. In the cities of Judah dwelt Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon’s servants, each on the property they owned in their own cities.

These are the inhabitants of the province who returned from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had carried away, and who came back to Jerusalem and Judah, to their own cities:

Great is the Lord and worthy of much praise, whose grandeur is beyond understanding.

To Daniel the king said, “Truly your God is the God of gods and Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries; that is why you were able to reveal this mystery.”

“Blessed are you, and praiseworthy, O Lord, the God of our ancestors, and glorious forever is your name.

I had a terrifying dream as I lay in bed, and the images and my visions frightened me.

Then King Darius wrote to the nations and peoples of every language, wherever they dwell on the earth: “May your peace abound!

For the Lord, your God, is the God of gods, the Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who has no favorites, accepts no bribes,

Indeed, their “rock” is not like our Rock; our enemies are fools.




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