Ezra 10:7

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“And a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.”

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BSBPD

“And a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they cause a voice to pass over into Judah and Jerusalem, to all sons of the removal, to be gathered to Jerusalem,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezra 10:7 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 30:5So they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it as a nation as prescribed.
  2. Ezra 1:1In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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