Ezra 10:4 (YLT)

Passage

rise, for on thee <FI>is<Fi> the matter, and we <FI>are<Fi> with thee; be strong, and do.'

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:2 And Shechaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answereth and saith to Ezra, `We--we have trespassed against our God, and we settle strange women of the peoples of the land; and now there is hope for Israel concerning this,

Ezra 10:3 and now, let us make a covenant with our God, to cause all the women to go out, and that which is born of them, by the counsel of the Lord, and of those trembling at the command of our God, and according to law it is done;

Ezra 10:4 rise, for on thee <FI>is<Fi> the matter, and we <FI>are<Fi> with thee; be strong, and do.'

Ezra 10:5 And Ezra riseth, and causeth the heads of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear to do according to this word--and they swear.

Ezra 10:6 And Ezra riseth from before the house of God, and goeth unto the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib; yea, he goeth there, bread he hath not eaten, and water he hath not drunk, for he is mourning because of the trespass of the removal.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "and now let us make a covenant..." into verse 5's "And Ezra riseth and causeth the heads...", so "rise" and "thee" 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 "rise" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.