Quotes about People

And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.

Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.

They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.

Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”

But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.

They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.

I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending the people money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury.

Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.

These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,

The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was standing above them all, and as he opened it, all the people stood up.

And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”