Ezra 3:5 (WEB)

Passage

and afterward the continual burnt offering, the offerings of the new moons, of all the set feasts of Yahweh that were consecrated, and of everyone who willingly offered a freewill offering to Yahweh.

Nearby Context

Ezra 3:3 In spite of their fear because of the peoples of the surrounding lands, they set the altar on its base; and they offered burnt offerings on it to Yahweh, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

Ezra 3:4 They kept the feast of tents, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the ordinance, as the duty of every day required;

Ezra 3:5 and afterward the continual burnt offering, the offerings of the new moons, of all the set feasts of Yahweh that were consecrated, and of everyone who willingly offered a freewill offering to Yahweh.

Ezra 3:6 From the first day of the seventh month, they began to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh; but the foundation of Yahweh’s temple was not yet laid.

Ezra 3:7 They also gave money to the masons, and to the carpenters. They also gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus King of Persia.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "afterward", "continual", "burnt", "offering", "offerings", "moons", "feasts", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "afterward" and "continual", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "They kept the feast of tents as..." into verse 6's "From the first day of the seventh...", so "afterward" and "continual" 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 "afterward" and "continual" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.