Ezra 1:2
Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.Ezra 1:2 in the real world
In what words
- כּוֹרֶשׁKôwreshKoresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king
- פָּרַסPâraçParas (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
- מַמְלָכָהmamlâkâhdominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
- פָּקַדpâqadto visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care f
- בָּנָהbânâhto build (literally and figuratively)
- שָׁמַיִםshâmayimthe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move,
- יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- בַּיִתbayitha house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
+6 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Isa 45:12–13, Isa 44:26–45:1, Dan 5:23, Dan 5:19–21, Dan 2:21, 2Ch 2:12, Dan 2:37–38, Dan 2:28