So the elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of the prophet Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished their building by command of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia;
Ezra 5:13 - New Revised Standard Version However, King Cyrus of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, made a decree that this house of God should be rebuilt. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, the same King Cyrus made a decree to rebuild this house of God. American Standard Version (1901) But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God. Common English Bible However, in the first year of his rule, Babylon’s King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild this house of God. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, in the first year of Cyrus, the king of Babylon, king Cyrus issued a decree, so that this house of God would be built. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon, king Cyrus set forth al decree, that this house of God should be built. |
So the elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of the prophet Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished their building by command of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia;
who says of Cyrus, “He is my shepherd, and he shall carry out all my purpose”; and who says of Jerusalem, “It shall be rebuilt,” and of the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.”
They shall be carried to Babylon, and there they shall stay, until the day when I give attention to them, says the Lord. Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.