Ezra 5:16-17

Good News Translation

¹⁶ So Sheshbazzar came and laid its foundation; construction has continued from then until the present, but it is still not finished.’
¹⁷ “Now, if it please Your Majesty, have a search made in the royal records in Babylon to find whether or not Emperor Cyrus gave orders for this Temple in Jerusalem to be rebuilt, and then inform us what your will is in this matter.”