Ezra 7:28 (DBY)

Passage

and has extended mercy to me before the king and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened, as the hand of Jehovah my God was upon me; and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

Nearby Context

Ezra 7:26 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed diligently upon him, whether unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

Ezra 7:27 Blessed be Jehovah the God of our fathers, who has put [such a thing] as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem;

Ezra 7:28 and has extended mercy to me before the king and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened, as the hand of Jehovah my God was upon me; and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "extended", "before", "king", "counsellors", "king's", and "mighty". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "extended", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Blessed be Jehovah the God of our...", giving immediate footing for "mercy" and "extended". In Ezra context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mercy" and "extended" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.