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Ezra 5:16-17
New English Translation
Ezra 5:16-17
New English Translation
16 Then this Sheshbazzar went and laid the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem. From that time to the present moment[a] it has been in the process of being rebuilt, although it is not yet finished.’
17 “Now if the king is so inclined,[b] let a search be conducted in the royal archives[c] there in Babylon in order to determine whether King Cyrus did in fact issue orders for this temple of God to be rebuilt in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us a decision concerning this matter.”
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