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Ezra 7:23
New English Translation
Ezra 7:23
New English Translation
23 Everything that the God of heaven has required should be precisely done for the temple of the God of heaven. Why should there be wrath[a] against the empire of the king and his sons?
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- Ezra 7:23 tn The Aramaic word used here for “wrath” (קְצַף, qetsaf; cf. Heb קָצַף, qatsaf) is usually used in the Hebrew Bible for God’s anger as opposed to human anger (but contra Eccl 5:17 [MT 5:16]; Esth 1:18; 2 Kgs 3:27). The fact that this word is used in v. 23 may have theological significance, pointing to the possibility of divine judgment if the responsible parties should fail to make available these provisions for the temple.
Ezra 7:23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ezra 7:23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for the house of the God of heaven, so that wrath will not fall on the realm of the king and his sons.(A)
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