Ezra 7:9 (YLT)

Passage

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,

Nearby Context

Ezra 7:7 And there go up of the sons of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.

Ezra 7:8 And he cometh in to Jerusalem in the fifth month, that <FI>is in<Fi> the seventh year of the king,

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:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "first", "month", "hath", "founded", "ascent", "babylon", and "fifth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "first" and "month", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And he cometh in to Jerusalem in..." into verse 10's "for Ezra hath prepared his heart to...", so "first" and "month" 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 "first" and "month" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.