Ezra 5:14-16

Expanded Bible

¹⁴ Cyrus brought out from the temple in Babylon the gold and silver ·bowls and pans [vessels; utensils] that came from the Temple of God. Nebuchadnezzar had taken them from the Temple in Jerusalem and had ·put them in [brought them to] the temple in Babylon.

“Then King Cyrus gave them to Sheshbazzar, his appointed governor [^Cof Judah; 1:8]. ¹⁵ Cyrus said to him, ‘Take these gold and silver ·bowls and pans [vessels; utensils; 1:7], and ·put [deposit] them back in the Temple in Jerusalem and rebuild the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of God ·where it was [on its original site].’ ¹⁶ So Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of God in Jerusalem. From that day until now the work has been going on, but it is not yet finished.”