Torah FeedThe Book of Ezra
Ezra is book 36 of 39 in the Tanakh, part of Ketuvim. It has 10 chapters and 280 verses.
Updated September 19, 2026
עֶזְרָא
- Section
- Ketuvim
- Chapters
- 10
- Verses
- 280
- Longest chapter
- 2 (70 verses)
What Ezra is about
Ezra records the return from the Babylonian exile under the decree of Cyrus, the rebuilding of the Temple in the face of local opposition, and the arrival of Ezra the scribe, who restores the teaching of the Torah. Parts of the book are in Aramaic.
Opening verse
וּבִשְׁנַת אַחַת לְכוֹרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס לִכְלוֹת דְּבַר־יְהוָה מִפִּי יִרְמְיָה הֵעִיר יְהוָה אֶת־רוּחַ כֹּרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ־פָּרַס וַיַּעֲבֶר־קוֹל בְּכָל־מַלְכוּתוֹ וְגַם־בְּמִכְתָּב לֵאמֹר׃
NOW IN the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying: