Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Ezra 5:17
Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his pleasure concerning this matter.