SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:11
Y nos respondieron diciendo así: Nosotros somos siervos del Dios del cielo y de la tierra, y reedificamos la Casa que ha sido edificada hace muchos años, la cual edificó y fundó el gran rey de Israel.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Ezra 5:11
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.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. And thus they returned us answer , etc.] 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.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 3-17 - While employed in God's work, we are under his special protection; his eye is upon us for good. This should keep us to our duty, and encourag us therein, when difficulties are ever so discouraging. The elders of the Jews gave the Samaritans an account of their proceedings. Let u learn hence, with meekness and fear, to give a reason of the hope tha is in us; let us rightly understand, and then readily declare, what we do in God's service, and why we do it. And while in this world, we always shall have to confess, that our sins have provoked the wrath of God. All our sufferings spring from thence, and all our comforts from his unmerited mercy. However the work may seem to be hindered, yet the Lord Jesus Christ is carrying it on, his people are growing unto a holy temple in the Lord, for a habitation of God through the Spirit __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
וכנמא 3660 פתגמא 6600 התיבונא 8421 לממר 560 אנחנא 586 המו 1994 עבדוהי 5649 די 1768 אלה 426 שׁמיא 8065 וארעא 772 ובנין 1124 ביתא 1005 די 1768 הוא 1934 בנה 1124 מקדמת 6928 דנה 1836 שׁנין 8140 שׂגיאן 7690 ומלך 4430 לישׂראל 3479 רב 7229 בנהי 1124 ושׁכללה׃ 3635
