Ezra 5:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.”
Ezra 5:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 5:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 5:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then the same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of God’s house which is in Jerusalem. Since that time even until now it has been being built, and yet it is not completed.”
Ezra 5:16 — World English Bible
Ezra 5:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not completed.”
Ezra 5:16 — American Standard Version
Ezra 5:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Then hath this Sheshbazzar come--he hath laid the foundations of the house of God that <FI>is<Fi> in Jerusalem, and from thence even till now it hath been building, and is not finished.”
Ezra 5:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 5:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then came the same Sheshbazzar, [and] laid the foundation of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and since that time even until now has it been in building, and it is not completed.”
Ezra 5:16 — Darby Translation
Ezra 5:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then came the same Sheshbazzar and layde the foundation of the house of God, which is in Ierusalem, and since that time euen vntill nowe, hath it bene in buylding, yet is it not finished.”
Ezra 5:16 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 5:16 in Context — Ezra 5
14 Et même le roi Cyrus ôta du temple de Babylone les ustensiles d’or et d’argent de la maison de Dieu, que Nebucadnetsar avait enlevés du temple de Jérusalem et transportés dans le temple de Babylone, il les fitremettre au nommé Scheschbatsar, qu’il établit gouverneur,
15 et il lui dit: Prends ces ustensiles, va les déposer dans le temple de Jérusalem, et que la maison de Dieu soit rebâtie sur le lieu où elle était.
16 Ce Scheschbatsar est donc venu, et il a posé les fondements de la maison de Dieu à Jérusalem; depuis lors jusqu’à présent elle se construit, et elle n’est pas achevée.
17 Maintenant, si le roi le trouve bon, que l’on fasse des recherches dans la maison des trésors du roi à Babylone, pour voir s’il y a eu de la part du roi Cyrus un ordre donné pour la construction de cette maison de Dieu à Jérusalem. Puis, que le roi nous transmette sa volonté sur cet objet.
What Does Ezra 5:16 Mean?
Ezra 5:16 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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