Ezra 1 New Living Translation (NLT)
Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Return
1 In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia,[a] the Lord fulfilled the prophecy he had given through Jeremiah.[b] He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this proclamation in writing and to send it throughout his kingdom:
2 “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says:
“The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Any of you who are his people may go to Jerusalem in Judah to rebuild this Temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives in Jerusalem. And may your God be with you! 4 Wherever this Jewish remnant is found, let their neighbors contribute toward their expenses by giving them silver and gold, supplies for the journey, and livestock, as well as a voluntary offering for the Temple of God in Jerusalem.”
5 Then God stirred the hearts of the priests and Levites and the leaders of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin to go to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple of the Lord. 6 And all their neighbors assisted by giving them articles of silver and gold, supplies for the journey, and livestock. They gave them many valuable gifts in addition to all the voluntary offerings.
7 King Cyrus himself brought out the articles that King Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Lord’s Temple in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his own gods. 8 Cyrus directed Mithredath, the treasurer of Persia, to count these items and present them to Sheshbazzar, the leader of the exiles returning to Judah.[c] 9 This is a list of the items that were returned:
gold basins 30
silver basins 1,000
silver incense burners[d] 29
10 gold bowls 30
silver bowls 410
other items 1,000
11 In all, there were 5,400 articles of gold and silver. Sheshbazzar brought all of these along when the exiles went from Babylon to Jerusalem.
Footnotes:
1:1a The first year of Cyrus’s reign over Babylon was 538 B.c.
1:1b See Jer 25:11-12; 29:10.
1:8 Hebrew Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
1:9 The meaning of this Hebrew word is uncertain.
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HalleluYAH! Praise and glorify Yahweh our beautiful Creator and Elohim! Sovereign is He, reigning in majesty and mercy and filled with compassion! Oh this is beautiful to my soul and I am overcome for The Book of Ezra is breathtaking! I just imagine the joy that they must of felt when prophecy was being fulfilled right before their eyes of the rebuilding of the Temple and the return to the Promised Land, beautiful Israel. I am in tears for Yahweh is good and faithful on His promises, and I just can’t stop crying as I write this! This just moves my heart, for one day He will call us all to go home. It’s like everything has been fulfillment to Yahweh’s ultimate plan and we’re all apart of it! It’s exciting for every time I open up my Bible I get to read about my family and I just love them all so much and I love everyone here! Brother Paul you are a spectacular teacher and my soul has been moved! This is a gorgeous thing you have done by reading the Bible so anybody can come and view it and learn about our Elohim! That is beautiful and thank you for your generous heart for all! HalleluYAH! Praise Yahweh for blessing brother Paul and may His steady and firm hand guide you in what His will is for you! We support you always! Oh goodness the Spirit is moving me this morning! Praise Him! Praise Him! I’m just so happy thank you Paul! 💙🕊💙