Ezra 6:14 Cross References - Rotherham

¹⁴ And, the elders of the Jews, went on building and prospering, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo,––they both built and finished, owing to the edict of the God of Israel, and owing to the edict of Cyrus and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

¹ In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, to fulfill the word of Yahweh from the mouth of Jeremiah, Yahweh aroused the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, and he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, moreover also in writing, saying: ² Thus, saith Cyrus, king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth, hath Yahweh God of the heavens, given to me,––and, he himself, hath laid charge upon me, to build for him a house, in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. ³ Who is there among you of all his people? His God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah,––and build the house of Yahweh God of Israel, (he, is God!) which is in Jerusalem; ⁴ And, whosoever is left, of all the places where he doth sojourn, let the men of his place uphold him, with silver and with gold, and with goods and with beasts,––along with a voluntary offering for the house of God, which is in Jerusalem.

⁸ Now, in the second year of their coming in unto the house of God, to Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak and the rest of their brethren––the priests and the Levites, and all that were come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, and stationed the Levites, of twenty years old and upwards, to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh.

³ But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the ancestral chiefs of Israel, said unto them, It pertaineth not to you and to us [in common], to build a house unto our God,––but, we ourselves together, will build unto Yahweh, God of Israel, even as King Cyrus, king of Persia, hath commanded us.

²⁴ Then ceased the work of the house of God, which was in Jerusalem,––yea it did cease, until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

¹³ Howbeit, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king, issued an edict, this house of God, to build.

¹² and, the God who hath caused his Name to dwell there, destroy any king or people, who shall put forth their hand to alter to destroy this house of God, which is in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued an edict, forthwith, let it be done.
¹³ Then, Tattenai the pasha Beyond the River, Shethar–bozenai, and their associates,––according as Darius the king had sent, so, forthwith, they did.

¹ Now, after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra,––son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah;

²⁸ Who saith of Cyrus––My Shepherd! and, All my pleasure, shall he make good! Even saying of Jerusalem––She shall be built! And of the temple––Be her foundation laid!

⁸ Ascend the mountain––and bring in wood and build the house,––that I may be pleased therewith and get myself glory, saith Yahweh.

¹² Then hearkened Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jehoshua son of Jehozadak the high priest, and all the remnant of the people, unto the voice of Yahweh their God, and unto the words of Haggai the prophet, as Yahweh their God, had sent him,––and the people, stood in awe, before Yahweh. ¹³ Then spake Haggai the messenger of Yahweh, in the message of Yahweh, to the people saying,––I, am with you, Declareth Yahweh. ¹⁴ Thus did Yahweh, stir up––the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, pasha of Judah, and the spirit of Jehoshua son of Jehozadak the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people,––and they came in and did service in the house of Yahweh of hosts their God:

² Speak, I pray thee, unto Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, pasha of Judah, and unto Jehoshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest,––and unto the remnant of the people, saying:–– ³ Who is there among you that is left, that saw this house, in its former glory? And how do ye see it now? Is it not, in comparison with that, as nothing, in your eyes? ⁴ Now, therefore––Be strong, O Zerubbabel, urgeth Yahweh, and be strong, O Jehoshua son of Jehozadak the high priest, and be strong, all ye people of the land, urgeth Yahweh, and work; For, I, am with you, Declareth Yahweh of hosts. ⁵ The very thing that I solemnized with you, when ye came forth out of the land of Egypt, That, my spirit abiding in your midst, ye should not fear. ⁶ For, thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Yet once, a little, it is,––and I am shaking the heavens and the earth, and the sea and the dry land; ⁷ And I will shake all the nations, and the delight of all the nations, shall come in,––and I will fill this house with glory, saith Yahweh of hosts. ⁸ Mine is the silver and Mine the gold, Declareth Yahweh of hosts: ⁹ Greater shall be the last glory of this house than the first, saith Yahweh of hosts,––and, in this place, will I give prosperity, Declareth Yahweh of hosts.
¹⁰ On the twenty–fourth of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Yahweh unto Haggai the prophet, saying: ¹¹ Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts,––I pray you, ask the priests a direction, saying: ¹² If a man carry holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and then toucheth with his skirt bread or a cooked dish or wine or oil or any food, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No. ¹³ Then said Haggai, If one who is defiled for a dead person touch any of these, shall it be defiled? And the priests answered and said, It shall be defiled. ¹⁴ Then answered Haggai and said, So, is this people and, so, is this nation before me, Declareth Yahweh, and, so, is every work of their hands,––therefore, whatsoever they offer there, is, defiled. ¹⁵ Now, therefore, I pray you apply your heart, from this day and upwards,––So long as there had not been laid one stone upon another in the temple of Yahweh,

¹ Then lifted I up mine eyes and looked, and lo! a Man,––and, in his hand, a Measuring Line. ² And I said, Whither art thou going? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what [should be] the breadth thereof, and what the length thereof. ³ And lo! the messenger who was talking with me, coming forward,––and another messenger, coming forward to meet him. ⁴ So he said unto him, Run, speak unto this young man, saying: Like open villages, shall Jerusalem remain, for the multitude of men and cattle in her midst;

⁹ The hands of Zerubbabel, have founded this house, and, his hands, shall finish it,––So shalt thou know that, Yahweh of hosts, hath sent me unto you.

¹ And once again I lifted mine eyes, and looked, and lo! four chariots, coming forward from between two mountains,––now, the mountains, were mountains of copper. ² In the first chariot, were red horses,––and, in the second chariot, black horses; ³ and, in the third chariot, white horses,––and, in the fourth chariot, horses spotted, deep red. ⁴ Then began I, and said, unto the messenger who was speaking with me,––What are these, my lord? ⁵ And the messenger answered, and said unto me,––These, are the four winds of the heavens, coming forward after each hath presented itself near the Lord of all the earth. ⁶ They in whose chariot are the black horses, are going forth into the land of the North, and, the white, have gone forth after them,––and, the spotted, have gone forth into the land of the South; ⁷ and, the deep red, have come forward and sought to go their way, that they might journey to and fro in the land, so he said, Go your way, journey to and fro in the land,––and they journeyed to and fro in the land. ⁸ Then made he outcry beside me, and spake unto me, saying,––See, these who are going forth into the land of the North, have settled my spirit in the land of the North.
⁹ Then came the word of Yahweh unto me, saying: ¹⁰ Take of them of the exile, of Heldai, and of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah,––then shalt, thou thyself, enter, on that day, yea thou shalt enter the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah, [with them] who have come in out of Babylon; ¹¹ yea thou shalt take silver and gold, and make a crown,––and set [it] upon the head of Jehoshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest; ¹² then shalt thou speak unto him, saying, Thus, speaketh Yahweh of hosts, saying,––Lo! a man! Bud, is his name, and, out of his own place, shall he bud forth, and shall build the temple of Yahweh; ¹³ Yea, he, shall build the temple of Yahweh, and, he, shall bear the honour, and shall sit and rule upon his throne,––and shall become a priest upon his throne, and, the counsel of peace, shall be between the two of them. ¹⁴ But, the crown, shall belong to Heldai and to Tobiah and to Jedaiah, and to Hen son of Zephaniah,––for a memorial in the temple of Yahweh. ¹⁵ And, they who are afar off, shall come in and shall build at the temple of Yahweh, so shall yea know that, Yahweh of hosts, hath sent me unto you,––and it shall come to pass if ye will, indeed hearken, unto the voice of Yahweh your God.