Ezra 7:4 (LSB)

Passage

son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,

Nearby Context

Ezra 7:2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,

Ezra 7:3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,

Ezra 7:4 son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,

Ezra 7:5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest.

Ezra 7:6 This Ezra went up from Babylon, and he was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel had given; and the king granted him all he requested because the hand of Yahweh his God was upon him.

Study Lenses

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

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