Ezra 7:19 (YLT)

Passage

`And the vessels that are given to thee, for the service of the house of thy God, make perfect before the God of Jerusalem;

Nearby Context

Ezra 7:17 therefore thou dost speedily buy with this money, bullocks, rams, lambs, and their presents, and their libations, and dost bring them near to the altar of the house of your God that <FI>is<Fi> in Jerusalem,

Ezra 7:18 and that which to thee and to thy brethren is good to do with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God ye do.'

Ezra 7:19 `And the vessels that are given to thee, for the service of the house of thy God, make perfect before the God of Jerusalem;

Ezra 7:20 and the rest of the needful things of the house of thy God, that it falleth to thee to give, thou dost give from the treasure-house of the king.

Ezra 7:21 `And by me--I Artaxerxes the king--is made a decree to all treasurers who <FI>are<Fi> beyond the river, that all that Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, doth ask of you, be done speedily:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vessels", "given", "thee", "service", "house", "make", "perfect", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vessels" and "given", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "and that which to thee and to..." into verse 20's "and the rest of the needful things...", so "vessels" and "given" 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 "vessels" and "given" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.