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this Ezra went up from Babylon: and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which Jehovah, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A ready scribe - Or, a ready writer (Psalms 45:1). The professional scribe was well known in Egypt from an early date (…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A ready scribe. —The “ready writer” of Psalm 45:1. Ezra was a priest, and this title is rightly placed before that of scr…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

This Ezra went up from Babylon
A second time; for that he went up with Zerubbabel is clear from ([Reference Nehemiah…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Ezra went from Babylon to Jerusalem, for the good of his country. The king was kind to him; he granted all his requests, whatever Ezra desired to e…

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