Ezra 7:7 (GNV)

Passage

And there went vp certaine of the children of Israel, and of the Priests, and the Leuites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims vnto Ierusalem, in the seuenth yere of King Artahshashte.

Nearby Context

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.

Ezra 7:7 And there went vp certaine of the children of Israel, and of the Priests, and the Leuites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims vnto Ierusalem, in the seuenth yere of King Artahshashte.

Ezra 7:8 And hee came to Ierusalem in the fift moneth, which was in the seuenth yeere of the King.

Ezra 7:9 For vpon the first day of the first moneth began he to goe vp from Babel, and on the first day of the fift moneth came he to Ierusalem, according to the good hande of his God that was vpon him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "certaine", "children", "israel", "priests", "leuites", "singers", and "porters". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "certaine", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "This Ezra came vp from Babel and..." into verse 8's "And hee came to Ierusalem in the...", so "went" and "certaine" 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 "went" and "certaine" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.