Esdra 5:5

5 Ora, perciocchè l’occhio dell’Iddio loro era sopra gli Anziani de’ Giudei, coloro non li fecero cessare, finchè la cosa pervenne a Dario; e allora riportarono lettere sopra ciò.

Esdra 5:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 5:5

But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews
He in his providence looked favourably at them, smiled upon them, encouraged them in the work by his good Spirit, and by the prophets, and gave them success, and protected and defended them, see ( 2 Chronicles 16:9 ) ( Zechariah 3:9 ) ( 4:10 ) ,

that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to
Darius;
they were not intimidated by what the governor and those with him said to them, but went on in their work; nor did the governor attempt to interrupt them, they having referred him and their cause to Darius for the truth of what they had said, and for further information from him:

and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter;
that is, Tatnai and those with him sent a letter to Darius about this affair, to which they had an answer, which are both related in this and the following chapters.

Esdra 5:5 In-Context

3 In quel tempo venne a loro Tattenai, governatore di qua dal fiume, e Setarboznai, ed i lor colleghi, e dissero loro così: Chi vi ha ordinato di edificar questa Casa, e di rifar queste mura?

4 Allora noi rispondemmo loro sopra ciò, dicendo loro i nomi di quelli ch’edificavano questo edificio.

5 Ora, perciocchè l’occhio dell’Iddio loro era sopra gli Anziani de’ Giudei, coloro non li fecero cessare, finchè la cosa pervenne a Dario; e allora riportarono lettere sopra ciò.

6 Tenor delle lettere, le quali Tattenai, governatore di qua dal fiume, e Setarboznai, ed i suoi colleghi Afarsechei, che erano di qual dal fiume, mandarono al re Dario;

7 nelle quali gli mandarono il fatto. E così era scritto in esse: Al re Dario ogni salute.