Ezra 6
King Darius,
Searches scrolls
Not Babylon,
But Ecbatana
Media’s province,
Contains Cyrus
Direction from,
Year One’s
Reign He,
Issued decree
Concerning God’s,
Jerusalem House
Be rebuilt,
Return articles
And Darius,
Further directs
Governor Tattenai,
And associates
In essence,
“Hands off.”
Jewish elders,
Will oversee
The God
Of heaven’s
Worship reinstated,
And why
For intercession,
And prayer
For King
Darius & kin
They obeyed,
House finished
Sixth year,
Darius reign
Celebration erupted,
With joy
To see,
His house
Returned exiles,
Kept passover
“It was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile, and also by all who had joined them and separated themselves from the pollutions of the nations of the land to worship the Lord, the God of Israel.”
With joy,
God granted
(NRSV, ZONDERVAN 1989)
