Ezra 5:1
What does Ezra 5:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 5:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 5:1 means
Haggai and Zechariah step forward as God’s messengers to a weary, hesitant community. They do not speak their own ideas; they speak “in the name of the God of Israel,” carrying His authority and comfort. Their words reawaken faith and duty, reminding the people that rebuilding God’s house is not merely a civic project but an act of obedience to the Lord who brought them back. God’s word comes right where His people live—in Judah and Jerusalem—showing He has not forgotten them. When discouragement and delay have set in, the Lord sends timely, specific encouragement through faithful servants, and His word has power to stir hearts to renewed action for His glory.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel prophesied they unto them.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel prophesied they unto them.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, the son of Iddo, were preaching to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And prophesied have the prophets, (Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo) unto the Jews who <FI>are<Fi> in Judah and in Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel--unto them.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Now Aggeus the prophet, and Zacharias the son of Addo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judea and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of theGod of Israel [did they prophesy] to them.
Context
This verse opens the chapter with a change from stagnation to movement. After a season of halted work and discouragement, God raises prophets to address the people. The next verse will show the direct effect of this preaching as Zerubbabel and Jeshua act. Understanding that the renewal begins with God’s word helps readers trace the chapter’s flow: prophecy leads to building, which draws official scrutiny, and God’s providence keeps the work from being stopped.
v.1This passage
v.2Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, helping them.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Micah 5:4
And he shall stand, and shall feed his flock in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God: and they shall abide; for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
- Zechariah 1:1
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
- Zechariah 4:6
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- Haggai 1:1
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of Jehovah by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,