Ezra 7:14 (KJV)

Passage

Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;

Nearby Context

Ezra 7:12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.

Ezra 7:13 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.

Ezra 7:14 Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;

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

Ezra 7:16 And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "forasmuch", "thou", "sent", "king", "seven", "counsellors", "enquire", and "concerning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "forasmuch" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "I make a decree that all they..." into verse 15's "And to carry the silver and gold...", so "forasmuch" and "thou" 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 "forasmuch" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.