Ezra 3:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 3:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 3:3 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 3:3 — KJV
“And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.”
— Ezra 3:3 (KJV)
Ezra 3:3 in Context — About the Book of Ezra
Ezra records the first waves of return from Babylonian exile — rebuilding the altar, then the temple, against opposition and discouragement. Ezra himself arrives as a scribe devoted to studying, obeying, and teaching God's Word, modeling how revival begins with Scripture and honest confession.
Cross-References for Ezra 3:3
“And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 3:3: altar, people, burnt
“To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel; morning...: Heb. in the morning, and in the evening”
Shares key themes with Ezra 3:3: altar, burnt, offerings
“He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 3:3: set, burnt, offerings
“As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 3:3: altar, offered, burnt
“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 3:3: people, offered, burnt
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