エズラ記 5:16
Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
Context
This verse from エズラ記 Chapter 5 connects to 8 cross-references. ヨシャファトはアハブとアラムとの戦いについての記事が記される（列王記と同様）。預言者ミカヤがアハブの死を预言した話が含まれる。ヨシャファトは悪の王エホラムと姻戚関係を結んだ。
他の翻訳
Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not completed.
Then hath this Sheshbazzar come--he hath laid the foundations of the house of God that <FI>is<Fi> in Jerusalem, and from thence even till now it hath been building, and is not finished.
Then this same Sheshbazzar came and put the house of God in Jerusalem on its bases: and from that time till now the building has been going on, but it is still not complete.
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