Ezra 8:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 8:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 8:31 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of ou..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 8:31 — KJV
“Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.”
— Ezra 8:31 (KJV)
Ezra 8:31 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 8:31
“Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time. delivered: Heb. shut up”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:31: then, day, hand
“For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. began...: Heb. was the foundation of the going up”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:31: day, first, month
“And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:31: departed, day, first
“Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:31: then, hand, god
“Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:31: then, day, first
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