Old Testament
Ezra
Praise be to the Lord, the God of our ancestors
10 chapters — your reading progress will grow here.
Chapters
Chapter I: Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return
1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that Yahweh’s word by Jeremiah’s mouth might be accomplished, Yahweh st…
Chapter II: List of the Exiles Who Returned
1 Now these are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom N…
Chapter III: Rebuilding the Altar
1 When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves togethe…
Chapter IV: Opposition to the Rebuilding
1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to Yahw…
Chapter V: Tattenai’s Letter to Darius
1 Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerus…
Chapter VI: The Decree of Darius
1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon, was se…
Chapter VII: Ezra Comes to Jerusalem
1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the so…
Chapter VIII: Family Heads Returning
1 Now these are the heads of their fathers’ households, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Baby…
Chapter IX: Ezra’s Prayer
1 Now when these things were done, the princes came near to me, saying, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levi…
Chapter X: The People’s Confession of Sin
1 Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before God’s house, there was gathered tog…
