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13 “However, during King Cyrus’ first year—that same King Cyrus of Babylon—issued a decree to reconstruct this Temple of God. 14 He delivered into the care of Sheshbazzar (whom he appointed governor) the gold and silver utensils that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Jerusalem Temple and brought into the Babylonian temple.

15 “And Cyrus[a] told him, ‘Take these utensils, go to Jerusalem, and carry them to the Temple, after the Temple of God has been built[b] in its appropriate place.’

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  1. Ezra 5:15 Lit. he
  2. Ezra 5:15 Lit. temple, and let the temple of God be built