Ezra 7:4 (GNV)

Passage

The sonne of Zeraiah, the sonne of Vzzi, the sonne of Bukki,

Nearby Context

Ezra 7:2 The sonne of Shallum, the sonne of Zadok, the sonne of Ahitub,

Ezra 7:3 The sonne of Amariah, the sonne of Azariah, the sonne of Meraioth,

Ezra 7:4 The sonne of Zeraiah, the sonne of Vzzi, the sonne of Bukki,

Ezra 7:5 The sonne of Abishua, the sonne of Phinehas, the sonne of Eleazar, the sonne of Aaron, the chiefe Priest.

Ezra 7:6 This Ezra came vp from Babel, and was a Scribe prompt in the Lawe of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had giuen, and the King gaue him all his request according to the hande of the Lord his God which was vpon him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sonne", "zeraiah", "vzzi", and "bukki". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sonne" and "zeraiah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "The sonne of Amariah the sonne of..." into verse 5's "The sonne of Abishua the sonne of...", so "sonne" and "zeraiah" 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 "sonne" and "zeraiah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.