70 Then Zorobabel, Jesus and the chief men of the families of Israel said to them, “It is not for you to build the house for the Lord our God. (WEB) 71 We ourselves alone will build for the Lord of Israel, as King Cyrus of the Persians has commanded us.” (WEB) 72 But the heathen of the land pressed hard upon the inhabitants of Judea, cut off their supplies, and hindered their building. (WEB)
1 Esdras 5:70–72
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