Ezra 8:22
For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.”Ezra 8:22 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — એઝરા ૮:૨૨
- શત્રુઓની વિરુદ્ધ અમને માર્ગમાં રક્ષણ કરવા માટે રાજા પાસે સૈનિકો અને ઘોડેસવારોની માગણી કરતાં મને ક્ષોભ થયો. કારણ અમે રાજાને કહ્યું હતું કે, “જે કોઈ ઈશ્વરને શોધે છે તેઓ પર ઈશ્વરનો હાથ હિતકારક છે પણ જે કોઈ તેના પ્રત્યે વિમુખ હોય છે તેના પર તેમનો ભયંકર કોપ અને પરાક્રમ આવે છે.”
- हिन्दी — एज्रा ८:२२
- क्योंकि मैं मार्ग के शत्रुओं से बचने के लिये सिपाहियों का दल और सवार राजा से माँगने से लजाता था, क्योंकि हम राजा से यह कह चुके थे, “हमारा परमेश्वर अपने सब खोजियों पर, भलाई के लिये कृपादृष्टि रखता है और जो उसे त्याग देते हैं, उसका बल और कोप उनके विरुद्ध है।”
In context
20and of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty temple servants. All of them were mentioned by name.
21Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for us, for our little ones, and for all our possessions.
22For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.”
23So we fasted and begged our God for this, and he granted our request.
24Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,
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