Ezra 3:11

3:11 With antiphonal response they sang, 1  praising and glorifying the Lord:

“For he is good;

his loyal love toward Israel is forever.”

All the people gave a loud 2  shout as they praised the Lord when the temple of the Lord was established.

Ezra 8:22

8:22 I was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy 3  along the way, because we had said to the king, “The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger 4  is against everyone who forsakes him.”

1 tn Heb “they answered.”

2 tn Heb “great.”

3 tn A number of modern translations regard this as a collective singular and translate “from enemies” (also in v. 31).

4 tn Heb “his strength and his anger.” The expression is a hendiadys (one concept expressed through two terms).