Ezra 7:19
What does Ezra 7:19 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 7:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 7:19 means
Attention turns to the temple vessels entrusted to Ezra for the house of God. He is to deliver them before the God of Jerusalem, a reverent phrase that emphasizes God’s presence associated with His temple. Returning or installing these vessels restores the proper furnishings and functions of worship that had been disrupted by exile. It also symbolizes the reestablishment of sacred order under God’s authority. Ezra’s responsibility is to ensure these items reach their rightful place and use, underscoring his role as a faithful steward of holy things, not merely a financier or administrator.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the vessels that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the vessels that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the vessels which have been given to you for the uses of the house of your God, you are to give to the God of Jerusalem.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And the vessels that are given to thee, for the service of the house of thy God, make perfect before the God of Jerusalem;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The vessels also, that are given thee for the sacrifice of the house of thy God, deliver thou in the sight of God in Jerusalem.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the vessels that have been given thee for the service of the house of thyGod, deliver before theGod of Jerusalem.
Context
After directions regarding money, the decree addresses tangible sacred objects, reflecting comprehensive concern for temple worship. The next verse (20) will provide a safety net for any additional needs through the king’s treasure-house. Then (verses 21–22) the focus will broaden to regional treasurers who must supply set quantities, ensuring Ezra has institutional support beyond initial gifts and vessels.
v.18And whatsoever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do ye after the will of your God.
v.19This passage
v.20And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure-house.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 32:19
And they spake of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men’s hands.
- Ezra 8:33
And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest (and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levites)—
- Jeremiah 3:17
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.
- Ezra 8:27
and twenty bowls of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.