Verse | Translation | Text |
Ezr 7:10 | Strong Concordance | For Ezra [05830] had prepared [03559] his heart [03824] to seek [01875] the law [08451] of the LORD [03068], and to do [06213] it, and to teach [03925] in Israel [03478] statutes [02706] and judgments [04941]. |
King James | For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. |
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, &c.--His reigning desire had been to study the divine law--its principles, institutions, privileges, and requirements; and now from love and zeal, he devoted himself, as the business of his life, to the work of instructing, reforming, and edifying others. |