Ezra 1:7
What does Ezra 1:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 1:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 1:7 means
Cyrus goes beyond general support to restore the very vessels of the house of Jehovah that Nebuchadnezzar had seized and placed in the house of his gods. This is a powerful reversal. What was a sign of judgment and humiliation—holy things under pagan custody—now becomes a sign of restoration and vindication. The sanctity of these items is recognized by the king himself, who returns them to their rightful use. God’s honor is upheld before the nations as temple treasures are released for worship once more. The act marks a legal and symbolic turning point from exile’s shame to renewed service in the Lord’s house.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of Jehovah, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put in the house of his gods;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of Jehovah, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put in the house of his gods;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Cyrus the king got out the vessels of the house of the Lord which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the house of his gods;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the king Cyrus hath brought out the vessels of the house of Jehovah that Nebuchadnezzar hath brought out of Jerusalem, and putteth them in the house of his gods;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And king Cyrus brought forth vessels of the temple of the Lord, which Nabuchodonosor had taken from Jerusalem, and had put them in the temple of his god.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And king Cyrus brought forth the vessels of the house of Jehovah, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem and had put in the house of hisgod.
Context
After reporting communal generosity (verse 6), the text shifts to royal restitution of temple property. This prepares for an orderly, recorded transfer in verse 8 and a careful enumeration in verses 9–11. The narrative’s focus tightens on sacred objects to emphasize that the rebuilding is not abstract; it involves concrete restoration of holy service according to God’s design. The mention of Nebuchadnezzar recalls the exile’s cause and heightens the significance of this reversal under Cyrus.
v.6And all they that were round about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.
v.7This passage
v.8even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 1:2
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god: and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god.
- 2 Chronicles 36:10
And at the return of the year king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of Jehovah, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 36:18
And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon.
- Daniel 5:23
but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine from them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.
- 2 Kings 25:13
And the pillars of brass that were in the house of Jehovah, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Jehovah, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
- Ezra 5:14
And the gold and silver vessels also of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;