The Meaning of Ezra 6:14 Explained

Ezra 6:14

KJV: And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

YLT: and the elders of the Jews are building and prospering through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, and they have built and finished by the decree of the God of Israel, and by the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

Darby: And the elders of the Jews built; and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and completed it according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

ASV: And the elders of the Jews builded and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

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KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished [it], according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

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Study Notes

finished it
The worship of Jehovah was thus re-established in Jerusalem, but the theocracy was not restored. The remnant which returned from the Babylonian captivity lived in the land by Gentile sufferance, though doubtless by the providential care of Jehovah, till Messiah came, and was crucified by soldiers of the fourth Gentile world-empire Rome, Daniel 2:40 ; Daniel 7:7 . Soon after (A.D. 70) Rome destroyed the city and temple. See "Times of the Gentiles"; Luke 21:24 ; Revelation 16:19 .

Context Summary

Ezra 6:1-22 - Prospered In A Difficult Work

How much depended on the finding of that roll! But God knew where it was, and led them to discover it, and inclined Darius to ratify it. When we are anxious and troubled about our relations to our fellow-men, we do little by worrying, we do much by trusting. Missing documents, alien hearts, tangled skeins, all yield before the hand of our Father working for us. The difficulty raised by their foes really reacted for the benefit of the Jews, for the king decreed that their expenses should be met, and their needs supplied. When we are living upon God's plan and need material resources for His work, He will see that they are forthcoming from the most unlikely sources, and the revenues of heathen monarchs shall be laid under contribution. When the house was finished it was dedicated, Ezra 6:16. What joy was there but amid all a solemn memory of the sin of the whole people of Israel. Though scattered to the four winds, they could not forget that in God's sight they were one still. It is highly probable that Psalms 146:1-10; Psalms 147:1-20; Psalms 148:1-14; Psalms 149:1-9; Psalms 150:1-6 were composed at this time. In the Septuagint they are called the Psalms of Haggai. Burnt offering and song go together, 2 Chronicles 29:27. After the dedication was the Passover. Separation must ever precede our feasting on God's Paschal Lamb, and out of this state of heart, influences proceed which produce the true unity and drawing together of the children of God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 6

¹ Darius, finding the decree of Cyrus, makes a new decree for building
¹³ By the help of Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai the temple is finished
¹⁶ The feast of the dedication is kept
¹⁹ and the Passover

What do the individual words in Ezra 6:14 mean?

So the elders of Jews built and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai - prophet the and Zechariah son of Iddo And they built and finished [it] according to the commandment of the God of Israel and according to the command of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia

וְשָׂבֵ֤י יְהוּדָיֵא֙ בָּנַ֣יִן וּמַצְלְחִ֔ין בִּנְבוּאַת֙ חַגַּ֣י [נביאה] (נְבִיָּ֔א) וּזְכַרְיָ֖ה בַּר־ עִדּ֑וֹא וּבְנ֣וֹ וְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּ מִן־ טַ֙עַם֙ אֱלָ֣הּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִטְּעֵם֙ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁ וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא מֶ֥לֶךְ פָּרָֽס

וְשָׂבֵ֤י	So the elders
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: שִׂיב Sense: to be gray, be hoary, be hoary-headed.
יְהוּדָיֵא֙	of Jews
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָי Sense: Jew.
בָּנַ֣יִן	built
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: בְּנָה Sense: to build.
וּמַצְלְחִ֔ין	and they prospered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine plural Root: צְלַח Sense: to prosper.
בִּנְבוּאַת֙	through the prophesying
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: נְבוּאָה Sense: prophesying.
חַגַּ֣י	of Haggai
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חַגַּי Sense: 0th in order of the minor prophets; first prophet to prophecy after the captivity.
[נביאה]	-
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
(נְבִיָּ֔א)	prophet the
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: נְבִיא Sense: prophet.
וּזְכַרְיָ֖ה	and Zechariah
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: זְכַרְיָה Sense: th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel.
בַּר־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּר Sense: son.
עִדּ֑וֹא	of Iddo
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עִדֹּא Sense: father of Abinadab, an officer of Solomon.
וּבְנ֣וֹ	And they built
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine plural Root: בְּנָה Sense: to build.
וְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּ	and finished [it]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine plural Root: כְּלַל Sense: to finish, complete.
מִן־	according to
Parse: Preposition Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than.
טַ֙עַם֙	the commandment
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: טְעֵם Sense: taste, judgment, command.
אֱלָ֣הּ	of the God
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אֱלָהּ Sense: god, God.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
וּמִטְּעֵם֙	and according to the command
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: טְעֵם Sense: decree, taste, judgment, command.
כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ	of Cyrus
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּורֶשׁ Sense: the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem.
וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁ	and Darius
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּרְיָוֶשׁ Sense: Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as “Astyages” the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as 867 ()).
וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא	and Artaxerxes
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא Sense: son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465–424 BC.
מֶ֥לֶךְ	king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
פָּרָֽס	of Persia
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: פָּרַס Sense: the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south.

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