Ezra 5:14-16

5:14 Even the gold and silver vessels of the temple of God that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and had brought to the palace ¹  of Babylon – even those things King Cyrus brought from the palace of Babylon and presented ²  to a man by the name of Sheshbazzar whom he had appointed as governor. 5:15 He said to him, “Take these vessels and go deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt in its proper location.” ³  5:16 Then this Sheshbazzar went and laid the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem. From that time to the present moment ⁴  it has been in the process of being rebuilt, although it is not yet finished.’

[5:14]  ¹ tn Or “temple.”

[5:14]  ² tn Aram “they were given.”

[5:15]  ³ tn Aram “upon its place.”

[5:16]  ⁵ tn Aram “from then and until now.”