Ezra 7:16 (DRB)

Passage

And all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, and that the people is willing to offer, and that the priests shall offer of their own accord to the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem,

Nearby Context

Ezra 7:14 For thou art sent from before the king, and his seven counsellors, to visit Judea and Jerusalem according to the law of thy God, which is in thy hand.

Ezra 7:15 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose tabernacle is in Jerusalem.

Ezra 7:16 And all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, and that the people is willing to offer, and that the priests shall offer of their own accord to the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem,

Ezra 7:17 Take freely, and buy diligently with this money, calves, rams, lambs, with the sacrifices and libations of them, and offer them upon the altar of the temple of your God, that is in Jerusalem.

Ezra 7:18 And if it seem good to thee, and to thy brethren to do any thing with the rest of the silver and gold, do it according to the will of your God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "silver", "gold", "thou", "shalt", "find", "province", "babylon", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "silver" and "gold", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And to carry the silver and gold..." into verse 17's "Take freely and buy diligently with this...", so "silver" and "gold" belong inside that flow. In Ezra context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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