Esra 5:11

Schlachter Bibel

Sie aber gaben uns folgendes zur Antwort: Wir sind Knechte des Gottes des Himmels und der Erde und bauen das Haus, das vor vielen Jahren gebaut war, welches ein großer König von Israel gebaut und aufgeführt hat.

Parallel Translations

Lutherbible (1912)
Sie aber gaben uns solche Worte zur Antwort und sprachen: Wir sind Knechte des Gottes im Himmel und der Erde und bauen das Haus, das vormals vor vielen Jahren gebaut war, das ein großer König Israels gebaut hat und aufgerichtet.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

We are: Joshua 24:15, Psalms 119:46, Daniel 3:26, Jonah 1:9, Matthew 10:32, Luke 12:8, Acts 27:23, Romans 1:16, Romans 6:16, Galatians 6:14

which a great: 1 Kings 6:1 - 1 Kings 7:51, 2 Chronicles 3:1 - 2 Chronicles 5:14

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:1 - the house 1 Chronicles 17:12 - He shall Nehemiah 1:4 - the God Ezekiel 16:13 - and thou didst Ezekiel 19:11 - she had Revelation 16:11 - the God

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thus they returned us answer,.... To the purpose and in the manner following:

saying, we are the servants of the God of heaven and earth; signifying that they were doing his work, in obedience to his will, and to whom they were accountable:

and build the house that was builded these many years ago; even five hundred years ago, or thereabout; so that they were not erecting a building where there was none before, but were rebuilding what was in ruins:

which a great king of Israel builded and set up; King Solomon, who was a great king for wisdom, honour, riches, peace, prosperity, and extent of his kingdom.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 11. We are the servants of the God of heaven — How simple, plain, and ingenuous is this confession! They were the servants of the God of heaven. How came they then into bondage! Why, they provoked the God of heaven - repeatedly sinned against him, and then he gave them into the hands of their enemies.