Ezra
10 chapter
Ezra: The whole book, chapter by chapter
Ezra 1
Ezra 1 opens in verse 1 with “Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 6 with “And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with…”, and closes in verse 11 with “All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did…” Repeated or prominent terms include Jerusalem, house, LORD, Cyrus, gold. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Ezra 2 opens in verse 1 with “Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 35 with “The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.”, and closes in verse 70 with “So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the…” Repeated or prominent terms include children, twenty, fifty, seven, five. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Ezra 3 opens in verse 1 with “And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 7 with “They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and…”, and closes in verse 13 with “So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, burnt, house, people, sons. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Ezra 4 opens in verse 1 with “Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 12 with “Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto…”, and closes in verse 24 with “Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the…” Repeated or prominent terms include king, city, rest, Jerusalem, Artaxerxes. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Ezra 5 opens in verse 1 with “Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 9 with “Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this…”, and closes in verse 17 with “Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s…” Repeated or prominent terms include house, king, Babylon, build, Jerusalem. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Ezra 6 opens in verse 1 with “Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 11 with “Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled…”, and closes in verse 22 with “And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them…” Repeated or prominent terms include house, king, Israel, Jerusalem, children. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Ezra 7 opens in verse 1 with “Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 14 with “Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire…”, and closes in verse 28 with “And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the…” Repeated or prominent terms include king, Jerusalem, house, Ezra, Israel. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Ezra 8 opens in verse 1 with “These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 18 with “And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the…”, and closes in verse 36 with “And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the…” Repeated or prominent terms include sons, males, gold, chief, hand. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Ezra 9 opens in verse 1 with “Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 8 with “And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a…”, and closes in verse 15 with “O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day…” Repeated or prominent terms include people, lands, trespass, abominations, daughters. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Ezra 10 opens in verse 1 with “Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 22 with “And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.”, and closes in verse 44 with “All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.” Repeated or prominent terms include sons, wives, strange, Ezra, taken. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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