in gold, silver, bronze, and iron #– #beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you.’
Ezra 10:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we support you. Be strong and take action! ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Arise, for it is your duty, and we are with you. Be strong and brave and do it. American Standard Version (1901) Arise; for the matter belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee: be of good courage, and do it. Common English Bible Get up, for it is your duty to deal with this matter; we will support you. Be strong and act.” Catholic Public Domain Version Rise up. It is for you to discern, and we shall be with you. Be strengthened and act." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Arise, it is thy part to give orders: and we will be with thee. Take courage, and do it. |
in gold, silver, bronze, and iron #– #beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you.’
Now determine in your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God. Get started building the Lord God’s sanctuary so that you may bring the ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy articles of God to the temple that is to be built for the name of the Lord.’
Realise now that the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.’
Then David said to his son Solomon, ‘Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He won’t leave you or abandon you until all the work for the service of the Lord’s house is finished.
Here are the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of God’s house. Every willing person of any skill will be at your disposal for the work, and the leaders and all the people are at your every command.’
Then Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said; so they took the oath.
Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
‘It is like a man on a journey, who left his house, gave authority to his servants, gave each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to be alert.
And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works,