Ezra 7:16 (GNV)

Passage

And all the siluer and gold that thou canst finde in all the prouince of Babel, with the free offring of the people, and that which the Priestes offer willingly to the house of their God which is in Ierusalem,

Nearby Context

Ezra 7:14 Therefore art thou sent of the King and his seuen counsellers, to enquire in Iudah and Ierusalem, according to the lawe of thy God, which is in thine hand,

Ezra 7:15 And to carry the siluer and the gold, which the King and his cousellers willingly offer vnto the God of Israel (whose habitation is in Ierusalem)

Ezra 7:16 And all the siluer and gold that thou canst finde in all the prouince of Babel, with the free offring of the people, and that which the Priestes offer willingly to the house of their God which is in Ierusalem,

Ezra 7:17 That thou mayest bye speedily with this siluer, bullocks, rammes, lambes, with their meate offrings and their drinke offrings: and thou shalt offer them vpon the altar of the house of your God, which is in Ierusalem.

Ezra 7:18 And whatsoeuer it pleaseth thee and thy brethren to do with the rest of the siluer, and gold, doe ye it according to the will of your God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "siluer", "gold", "thou", "canst", "finde", "prouince", "babel", and "free". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "siluer" 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 siluer and the..." into verse 17's "That thou mayest bye speedily with this...", so "siluer" 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 "siluer" and "gold" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.