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Then I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.”
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Verse 20. Answered. Septuagint “returned them an account (λογον) … we are his pure servants, and we will build.” Bible.—Part, or business. 1 Ezra 4:4.—Justice, or right to the city. Calmet.—You may mind your own affairs. Tirinus.—Remembrance. It was esteemed a high honour to be a citizen of Jerusalem. Psalms 86:5.
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