So they made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the exiles, that they were to assemble at Jerusalem,
Parallel translations
- WEB They made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together to Jerusalem;
- KJV And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
- BSB And a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.
- NKJV And they issued a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the descendants of the captivity, that they must gather at Jerusalem,
- NLT Then a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should come to Jerusalem.
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Quick answer
A proclamation summoned all the returned exiles to gather at Jerusalem. The whole community was called to confront the matter together.
Overview
The leaders issued a public call throughout Judah for every member of the exile community to assemble in the capital. Dealing with corporate sin required corporate participation, not private avoidance. This summons reflects the biblical pattern that the people of God are accountable to one another and must address sin in their midst as a community (Matthew 18:15-17).
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Cross-references · 2
- Ezra 1:1Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that Yahweh’s word by Jeremiah’s mouth might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
- 2 Chr 30:5So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem, for they had not kept it in great numbers in the way it is written.
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