Ezra 5:16 meaning and explanation
So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”
Ezra 5:16, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the words of the Jewish elders answering Tattenai, the Persian governor, who had asked who authorized the rebuilding. They remind him that Sheshbazzar, appointed governor by Cyrus, laid the foundation of the temple in Jerusalem, and that the work had continued slowly for years, stalled by opposition and discouragement until the prophets stirred the people up.
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