Ezra 7:27-28
Christian Standard Bible
27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who has put it into the king’s mind(A) to glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem,(B) 28 and who has shown favor to me before the king,(C) his counselors, and all his powerful officers. So I took courage because I was strengthened by the hand of the Lord my God,[a](D) and I gathered Israelite leaders to return with me.(E)
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- 7:28 Lit because the hand of the Lord my God was on me
Ezra 7:27-28
New English Translation
27 [a] Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the Lord which is in Jerusalem! 28 He has also conferred his favor on me before the king, his advisers, and all the influential leaders of the king. I gained strength as the hand of the Lord my God was on me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.
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