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What does Ezra 5:13 mean?

'“But our ancestors made the God of heaven angry, so he let Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, destroy this temple and take our people away as captives.”' Ezra 5:13 - Modern Text Bible

(They admit that their own people’s disobedience led to the temple’s destruction and their exile.)