And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that [is] in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that [are] beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know [them] not.
Ver. 25. And thou, Ezra] Qui monet ut facias, who warned you to do this, &c.
After the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand] That is, in thine heart and life, Sapientia est vel codicibus vel cordibus. Wisdom is either from the books or the heart. Ezra had both these, being a thorough wise man.
All such as know the laws of thy God] Else how shall they see them duly executed? How shall they be as so many living laws, walking statuted? How shall they teach in the cities of Judah, as Jehoshaphat's judges did, 2 Chronicles 17:7; 2 Chronicles 17:9, and as it followeth here, "And teach ye them that know them not"; how can the people perform their duty, which they are ignorant of?