Ezra 5:11

“And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.”

"And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up." - Ezra 5:11
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What does Ezra 5:11 mean?

Ezra 5:11 (KJV) states, "And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up." This verse from the book of Ezra takes place during…

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Servants of the True God: A Call to Build

Ezra 5:11 reads: "And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up." This profound declaration made by the returning exiles…

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A Prayer for Divine Guidance and Strength in Our Endeavors

O Lord God of Heaven and Earth, We come before You today with hearts filled with awe and reverence, recognizing Your majesty and power that reigns above and below. We take comfort in the words spoken through Your servant Ezra, as recorded in Ezra 5:11: "And thus they returned us…

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Ezra 5:11 - "And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up."
Ezra 10:5 - "Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware."
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 5
Ezra 7:11 - "¶ Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel."
Ezra 2:11 - "The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three."
Ezra 2:5 - "The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five."
Song of Solomon 5:11
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 5 but zerubbabel is not a priest
Ezra 8:11 - "And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males."
Philippians 2:5-11
Ezra 8:5 - "Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males."
Ezra 7:5 - "The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:"
Ezra 3:11 – "With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord: 'He is good; his love toward Israel endures forever.'"
Ezra 5:5 - "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."
Ezra 5:4 - "Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?"
Ezra 5:13 - "But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God."
"Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware." - Ezra 10:5
Ezra 5:7 - "They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace."
"The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three." - Ezra 2:11
Ezra 5:10 - "We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them."
Ezra 4:11 - "¶ This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time."
"The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five." - Ezra 2:5
Ezra 5:9 - "Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?"
Ezra 4:5 - "And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia."
Nehemiah 8:5 - "And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:"
Ezra 5:15 - "And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place."
"¶ Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel." - Ezra 7:11
Ezra 10:11 - "Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives."
Ezra 5:1 - "Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them."