Ezra 7:23
Ezra · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?”Ezra 7:23
What Does Ezra 7:23 Mean?
Ezra 7:23 is found in the book of Ezra, chapter 7, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Ezra 7:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 29:7“And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.”Ezra 10:4“Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.”Ezra 6:10“That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.”Psalms 119:4“Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.”Exodus 5:3“And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.”Ezra 5:8“Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.”Ezra 7:13“I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.”Ezra 7:18“And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.”Daniel 3:28“Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.”Zechariah 12:3“And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.”Revelation 16:11“And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.”
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