Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Ezra 5:4
Then said we - The Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions have “Then said they,” which brings this verse into exact accordance with Ezra 5:10.
Then said we - The Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions have “Then said they,” which brings this verse into exact accordance with Ezra 5:10.
Verse Ezra 5:4. _WHAT ARE THE NAMES_] It is most evident that this is the _answer_ of the _Jews_ to the inquiry of Tatnai, Ezra 5:3, and the verse should be read thus: _Then said we unto them after th...
CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The prophetic ministry of Haggai and Zechariah (Ezra 5:1)_ 2. The result of their ministry (Ezra 5:2) 3. Tatnai's interference (Ezra 5:3) 4. The letter to Darius ...
EZRA 4:24 TO EZRA 5:17. The narrative which was broken off at the end of Ezra 4:5 is now resumed. There is silence regarding the period 536- 520 B.C.; in 516, however, it is said that the building had...
SAID. told. Chaldee. _'amar,_ which must be followed by the words spoken (which are given in next clause). WE. Note this pronoun (first person sing, and plural), Here, and Ezra 7:27; Ezra 9:15, and Ne...
_Then said we unto them_, &c. R.V. THEN SPAKE WE UNTO THEM AFTER THIS MANNER, WHAT, &c. Margin, -Or, _Then spake we unto them after this manner. What_, said they, _are the names_", &c. -Or, according...
TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENT C. The work is resumed by the reign of Darius. 1. The work gets under way. TEXT, EZRA 5:1-5 1 When the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, p...
_THEN SAID WE UNTO THEM AFTER THIS MANNER, WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE MEN THAT MAKE THIS BUILDING?_ No JFB commentary on this verse....
SAID WE] better, with the LXX, 'said they.'...
THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE RECOMMENCED This chapter gives an account of a renewed attempt to rebuild the Temple, and recites a letter from the Persian officials in Judæa to the Persian court to enqui...
THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM EZRA _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 5 V1 Haggai and Zechariah (a *descendant of Iddo) were *prophets. They spoke messages from the God of Israel to the *Jews who were in Jud...
(3-17) Tatnai’s appeal to Darius....
THEN SAID WE. — The LXX. must here have read, “then said they.” But there is no need to change the text; the sentence is not a question, but a statement: “we said to the effect, what the names were.”...
אֱדַ֥יִן כְּנֵ֖מָא אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם מַן ־אִנּוּן֙...
ZECHARIAH THE PROPHET Zechariah 1:1; Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14 ZECHARIAH is one of the prophets whose personality as distinguished from their message exerts some degree of fascination on the student. This...
NEW DIFFICULTIES MET IN A NEW SPIRIT Ezra 5:3; Ezra 6:1 IT is in keeping with the character of his story of the returned Jews throughout, that no sooner has the chronicler let a ray of sunshine fall...
THE MISSION OF HAGGAI AND ZECHARIAH Ezra 5:1 It is necessary to read the books of Haggai and Zechariah to see what difficulties the leaders of the people had to meet, and how much they needed the hel...
A study of the prophecies of Haggai and Zechariah makes it perfectly evident that the cessation of the work of building was unworthy of the men who had commenced. Judged by all human standards they co...
(b) Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building? (b) That is, the enemies asked this, as in (Ezra 5:10)....
_In. Septuagint, "Then I (or they; Greek: eipon. The Syriac and Arabic declare for the latter) said thus to them: What," &c. --- We gave. Chaldean, "what are the names?" (Haydock) --- It seems Thathan...
I think it an object of considerable moment to remark on this part of the history, that the enemies of Israel made no interruption to their building houses for themselves, though this was contrary to...
Whatever happens, they have to go through that which puts faith to the proof; but their path is ordered by the will of God, and their faith relies upon Him. In this case they had to wait; but God's ti...
THEN SAID WE UNTO THEM AFTER THIS MANNER,.... In answer to their questions; namely, Ezra and other Jews replied; for though Ezra is said after this to come from Babylon in the seventh year of Artaxerx...
Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building? Ver. 4. _Then said we unto them_] We (Tatnai, Shetherboznai, and their companions) thus said, and thus...
_Tatnai and Shethar-boznai_ These were probably new governors, or prefects, whom Darius had sent; for it was usual with new kings to change the governors of provinces. _Who hath commanded you to build...
1 Zerubbabel and Shealtiel, incited by Haggai and Zacharie, set forward the building of the Temple. 3 Tatnai and Shether Boznai could not hinder the Iewes. 6 Their letter to Darius against the Iewes...
THE ZEAL OF THE PEOPLE AROUSED...
Then said we, the Persian officials being meant, UNTO THEM, the Jews, AFTER THIS MANNER, WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE MEN THAT MAKE THIS BUILDING? They inquired for the men in authority among the Jews, t...
WORK RESUMED AND OPPOSITION RESUMED (vv. 1-5) The initiative for resuming the work had come from the Lord who moved the prophets Haggai and Zechariah to speak in His name to the Jews in Judah and Je...
THAT MAKE THIS BUILDING: Chald. that build this building...
3-17 While employed in God's work, we are under his special protection; his eye is upon us for good. This should keep us to our duty, and encourage us therein, when difficulties are ever so discourag...
THEN SAID WE; either, 1. We Tatnai and Shethar-boznai. And so this is an additional and more express inquiry concerning the names of the builders. And this sense is favoured by comparing EZRA 5:9,10,...
Ezra 5:4 Then H116 accordingly H3660 told H560 (H8754) names H4479 H581 H8036 men H1400 constructing...
CONTENTS: Encouragement of the prophets and the work resumed. CHARACTERS: Zerubbabel, Haggai, Zechariah, Jeshua, Tattenai, Darius, Shethar-bozenai. CONCLUSION: It is a sign that God has mercy in sto...
Ezra 5:4. _Then said we._ Septuagint: “Then said they unto them.” Ezra 5:16. _Since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished._ The chronology of the Persian empire...
_At the same time came to them Tatntia._ THE GREAT WORK INVESTIGATED AND CONTINUED The sacred work investigated by the secular authorities. 1. The nature of the investigation. 2. The spirit of the...
EZRA 5:1 The Work Is Resumed, and Local Officials Seek Confirmation of Cyrus’s Decree. After a period of inactivity, the leaders resume work on rebuilding the temple, and provincial officials inquire...
EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 5:3 The officials TATTENAI and SHETHAR-BOZENAI are much more neutral than the officials in Ezra 4:8. Clearly they have no knowledg
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] i. The work resumed through the preaching of Haggai and Zechariah, the prophets (Ezra 5:1). ii. The workers interrogated by the Persian authorities west of the Euphrat...
EXPOSITION RENEWAL OF OPPOSITION ON THE PART OF THE NEIGHBOURING HEATHEN. LETTER WRITTEN BY THEM AND SENT TO DARIUS ...
So it tells us here in chapter five, The prophet Haggai, and the prophet Zechariah, they prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel. Then rose up Zerub...
Ezra 5:10...
We — Jews. Accordingly — According to what they asked. That made this building — That were the undertakers and encouragers of it....