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Ezra 5:1

HaggaiIddoZechariahJerusalem
Prophecy
Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.

2 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.

3 At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.
KJV
Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
WEB
Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem. They prophesied to them in the name of the God of Israel.
ASV
Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel [prophesied they] unto them.
DARBY
Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel [did they prophesy] to them.
BLB
And prophesied the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo, to the Jews who [were] in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.
ÅB
Profeten Haggai og Sakarias, Iddos sønn, som også var profet, profeterte for jødene i Juda og Jerusalem; i Israels Guds navn profeterte de for dem.
OTB
På den tiden profeterte profetene Haggai og Sakarja, sønn av Iddo, til jødene i Juda og Jerusalem, og talte i navnet til Israels Gud, som var over dem.
B1930
Profeten Haggai og Sakarias, Iddos sønn, som også var profet, profeterte for jødene i Juda og Jerusalem; i Israels Guds navn profeterte de for dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Zechariah 4:6–10

    So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Haggai 1:1–2:1

    In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating

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  • Zechariah 1:1–21

    In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying:

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  • Micah 5:4

    He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.

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