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Geneva Study Bible Commentary

Ezra 7:25

And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that [is] in thine hand, (o) set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that [are] beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know [them] not.

(o) He gave Ezra full authority to restore all things according to the word of God, and to punish them who resisted and would not obey.

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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