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Ezra blesses Yahweh and gathers leaders.
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Ezra 7:27-28

Ezra Gives Thanks

Ezra Sets His Heart to Teach · Ezra 7

Story guide: Ezra blesses Yahweh for moving the king’s heart and gathers leaders for the journey.

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27Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who put this into the king’s heart, to beautify the house of Yahweh that is in Jerusalem,

28and who extended steadfast love to me before the king and his counselors and all the king’s mighty officials. And I took courage, because the hand of Yahweh my God was upon me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me.

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