Ezra 1:4

“And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, etc.] Is left behind, and cannot go up through poverty, not having a sufficiency to bear his charges in his journey to Jerusalem: let the men of his place keep him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts; with money to bear the expenses of his journey, with goods to furnish his house, or trade with, when he came to Judea, and with cattle to carry him, and his goods, and to till the ground with, when he came thither; and the men exhorted to this are either the Gentiles that dwelt in the cities where these poor Jews were, or the richer Jews, who chose as yet not to go up until they saw how things would succeed; and…”

“Let the men of his place help him - i. e., “Let the pagan population help him” (see Ezra 1:6). The freewill offering - Probably that made by Cyrus himself Ezra 1:7-11. return to 'Top of Page'”

“1:4 Cyrus was probably not urging Babylonian neighbors of the Jewish remnant to help the Hebrews. Rather, he was encouraging Jews who had decided to stay in Babylon to help their countrymen who were returning to Jerusalem.”

“let the men: Ezr 7:16-18; Act 24:17; Jo3 1:6-8 help him: Heb. lift him up, Ecc 4:9, Ecc 4:10; Gal 6:2 the freewill: Ezr 2:68-70; Ch1 29:3, Ch1 29:9, Ch1 29:17 Ezra 1:5”