Ezra 7:4 (YLT)

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 head priest;

Ezra 7:6 Ezra himself hath come up from Babylon, and he <FI>is<Fi> a scribe ready in the law of Moses, that Jehovah God of Israel gave, and the king giveth to him--according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him--all his request.

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.