Ezra 7:28 (GNV)

Passage

And hath enclined mercy toward me, before the King and his counsellers, and before all the Kings mightie Princes: and I was comforted by the hand of the Lord my God which was vpon me, and I gathered the chiefe of Israel to goe vp with me.

Nearby Context

Ezra 7:26 And whosoeuer will not doe the Lawe of thy God, and the Kings lawe, let him haue iudgement without delay, whether it be vnto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

Ezra 7:27 Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which so hath put in the Kings heart, to beautifie the house of the Lord that is in Ierusalem,

Ezra 7:28 And hath enclined mercy toward me, before the King and his counsellers, and before all the Kings mightie Princes: and I was comforted by the hand of the Lord my God which was vpon me, and I gathered the chiefe of Israel to goe vp with me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "hath", "enclined", "toward", "before", "king", and "counsellers". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Blessed be the Lord God of our...", giving immediate footing for "mercy" and "hath". 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 "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.