Ezra 7:11 (YLT)

Passage

And this <FI>is<Fi> a copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a scribe of the words of the commands of Jehovah, and of His statutes on Israel:

Nearby Context

Ezra 7:9 for on the first of the month he hath founded the ascent from Babylon, and on the first of the fifth month he hath come in unto Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him,

Ezra 7:10 for Ezra hath prepared his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do, and to teach in Israel statute and judgment.

Ezra 7:11 And this <FI>is<Fi> a copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a scribe of the words of the commands of Jehovah, and of His statutes on Israel:

Ezra 7:12 `Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, and at such a time:

Ezra 7:13 By me hath been made a decree that every one who is willing, in my kingdom, of the people of Israel and of its priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem with thee, doth go;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "copy", "letter", "king", "artaxerxes", "gave", "ezra", "priest", and "scribe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "copy" and "letter", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "for Ezra hath prepared his heart to..." into verse 12's "Artaxerxes king of kings to Ezra the...", so "copy" and "letter" 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 "copy" and "letter" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.