Ezra 2:1
Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
KJV
Hi sunt autem provinciæ filii, qui ascenderunt de captivitate, quam transtulerat Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis in Babylonem, et reversi sunt in Jerusalem et Judam, unusquisque in civitatem suam.
Vulgate
Καὶ οὗτοι υἱοὶ τῆς χώρας οἱ ἀναβαίνοντες ἐκ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας τῆς ἀποικίας ἧς ἀποίκισεν Ναβουχοδονοσὸρ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος εἰς Βαβυλῶνα, καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ Ἰουδὰ ἀνὴρ εἰς πόλιν αὐτοῦ·
LXX
Now these are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and that returned unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
ASV
וְ/אֵ֣לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י הַ/מְּדִינָ֗ה הָֽ/עֹלִים֙ מִ/שְּׁבִ֣י הַ/גּוֹלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶגְלָ֛ה נבוכדנצור נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל לְ/בָבֶ֑ל וַ/יָּשׁ֛וּבוּ לִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֥ם וִֽ/יהוּדָ֖ה אִ֥ישׁ לְ/עִירֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers the decree of Cyrus, the return under Zerubbabel, the rebuilding of the Temple, the opposition faced, Ezra's reforms, Nehemiah's rebuilding of the walls, and the story of Esther. Josephus famously claims Alexander the Great was shown the prophecies of Daniel and recognized himself in them.
Cross-references
- 2Kgs 24:14 — And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the peop
- 2Kgs 25:11 — Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.
- Neh 7:6 — These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem an
- Neh 7:6 — These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem an
- Neh 11:3 — Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Net
- Neh 12:1 — Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,