Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX

1 Esdras 5:72

But the heathen of the land lying heavy upon the inhabitants of Judea, and holding them strait, hindered their building;

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
But the heathen of the land lying heavy upon the inhabitants of Judea, and holding them strait, hindered their building;
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
But the heathen of the land lying heavy upon the inhabitants of Judea, and holding them strait, hindered their building;
King James Version