Ezra 7:23 (GNV)

Passage

Whatsoeuer is by the commandement of the God of heauen, let it be done speedily for the house of the God of heauen: for why should he be wroth against the realme of the King, and his children?

Nearby Context

Ezra 7:21 And I King Artahshashte haue giuen commandemet to all the treasurers which are beyond the Riuer, that whatsoeuer Ezra the Priest and Scribe of the Law of the God of heauen shall require of you, that it be done incontinently,

Ezra 7:22 Vnto an hundreth talents of siluer, vnto an hundreth measures of wheate, and vnto an hundreth baths of wine, and vnto an hundreth baths of oyle, and salt without writing.

Ezra 7:23 Whatsoeuer is by the commandement of the God of heauen, let it be done speedily for the house of the God of heauen: for why should he be wroth against the realme of the King, and his children?

Ezra 7:24 And we certifie you, that vpon any of the Priestes, Leuites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or Ministers in this house of God, there shall no gouernour laye vpon them tolle, tribute nor custome.

Ezra 7:25 And thou Ezra (after the wisedome of thy God, that is in thine hand) set iudges and arbiters, which may iudge all the people that is beyond the Riuer, euen all that knowe the Lawe of thy God, and teach ye them that know it not.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whatsoeuer", "commandement", "heauen", "done", "speedily", "house", and "should". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whatsoeuer" and "commandement", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Vnto an hundreth talents of siluer vnto..." into verse 24's "And we certifie you that vpon any...", so "whatsoeuer" and "commandement" 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 "whatsoeuer" and "commandement" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.