Ezra 7:27

Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Blessed	בָּר֥וּךְ ba.Rukh	H1288	to kneel · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
fathers	אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ 'a.vo.Tei.nu	H1	father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix
put	נָתַ֤ן na.Tan	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king’s	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
heart	בְּלֵ֣ב be.Lev	H3820	the heart · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
beautify	לְפָאֵ֕ר le.fa.'Er	H6286	to gleam · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
house	בֵּ֥ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Ezra 6:22 And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria u…
Revelation 17:17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fu…
Isaiah 60:13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I w…
Nehemiah 2:8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertai…
Nehemiah 2:12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was…
2 Corinthians 8:16 But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
Hebrews 10:16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds w…
James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shado…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:27–end

Ezra cannot proceed in his story without inserting his thankful acknowledgement of the goodness of God to him and his people in this matter. As soon as he has concluded the king's commission, instead of subjoining, God save the king (though that would have been proper enough), he adds, Blessed be the Lord; for we must in every thing give thanks, and, whatever occurrences please us, we must own God's hand in them, and praise his name. Two things Ezra blessed God for: - 1. For his commission. We suppose he kissed the king's hand for it, but that was not all: Blessed be God (says he) that put such a thing as this into the king's heart. God can put things into men's hearts which would not arise…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 7:27

EZRA BLESSES GOD FOR THIS FAVOR. (Ezr 7:27-28) Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers--This devout thanksgiving is in unison with the whole character of Ezra, who discerns the hand of God in every event, and is always ready to express a pious acknowledgment for the divine goodness. Next: Ezra Chapter 8

Adam Clarke on Ezra 7:26

Whether it be unto death - These include almost every species of punishment which should be inflicted on culprits in any civilized state. With this verse the Chaldee part of this chapter ends.

John Gill on Ezra 7:27

Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers,.... This is Ezra's thanksgiving to God for the above decree: which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart; which he rightly took to be of God, who wrought in him to will and to do: to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem; to provide for the ornamenting of it, for vessels in it, as well as for sacrifices; for as for the building of it, that was finished.

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 7:11–end

The commission given by Artachshasta to Ezra (Ezr 7:11), with a short postscript by Ezra (Ezr 7:27 and Ezr 7:28). - Ezr 7:11 The introductory title, "This is the copy of the letter," On פּרשׁגן, comp. Ezr 4:11, and on נשׁתּון, Ezr 4:7. Ezra is here, as also in the letter itself, Ezr 7:12, Ezr 7:21, and in Neh 8:9; Neh 12:26, called only הסּופר הכּהן, the priest, the scribe; in other places we find merely one title or the other: either the priest, Neh 10:10, Neh 10:16, Neh 8:2; or the scribe, Neh 8:4, Neh 8:13; Neh 12:36. To designate him according to his rank, as the priest, seems to have subsequently become more customary; hence in the first book of Esdras he is constantly called ὁ Ἱιερευ…

The Church Fathers

Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, etc. And who would doubt to confess His holy and mystical words, which the prophet, divinely inspired, recounts, by whom he also affirms the house of the Lord to be glorified?
— Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

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Dictionary and topics

Persia — An ancient empire, extending from the Indus to Thrace, and from the Caspian Sea to the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The Persians were originally a Medic tribe which settled in Persia, on the eastern…
Church · HOUSE OF THE LOR — HOUSE OF THE LOR
Heart, The · God: Influences — God: Influences

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Ezra 7:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:27–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 7:27

Adam Clarke on Ezra 7:26

John Gill on Ezra 7:27

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 7:11–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Ezra 7:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:27–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 7:27

Adam Clarke on Ezra 7:26

John Gill on Ezra 7:27

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 7:11–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 7:25-26

Rashi on Ezra 7:27