Ezra 7:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 7:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 7:13 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 7:13 — KJV
“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 7:13 (KJV)
Ezra 7:13 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 7:13
“And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 7:13: people, israel, priests
“And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 7:13: people, israel, priests
“When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house: in: or, toward”
Shares key themes with Ezra 7:13: make, people, israel
“And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?”
Shares key themes with Ezra 7:13: make, people, israel
“For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 7:13: make, people, israel
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