Ezra 6:12

Ezra 6:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.
• New International Version (NIV)May God, who has caused his Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree or to destroy this temple in Jerusalem. I Darius have decreed it. Let it be carried out with diligence.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who shall put out a hand to alter this, or to destroy this house of God that is in Jerusalem. I Darius make a decree; let it be done with all diligence."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And may the God who causes His name to dwell there destroy any king or people who put their hand to alter it, or to destroy this house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius issue a decree; let it be done diligently.

Context of Ezra 6:12

10that they may present sweet odours to the God of the heavens, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons. 11Also I have given order that whosoever shall alter this rescript, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon, and let his house be made a dunghill for this. And the God that has caused his name to dwell there overthrow every king and people that shall put forth their hand to alter [or] to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have given [this] order; let it be done diligently. 13Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, because of that which king Darius had sent, did so diligently. 14And the elders of the Jews built; and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and completed [it] according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

Ezra 6:12 word by word

וֵֽאלָהָ֞א דִּ֣י שַׁכִּ֧ן שְׁמֵ֣הּ תַּמָּ֗ה יְמַגַּ֞ר כָּל־מֶ֤לֶךְ וְעַם֙ דִּ֣י׀ יִשְׁלַ֣ח יְדֵ֗הּ לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛ה לְחַבָּלָ֛ה בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם אֲנָ֤ה דָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙ שָׂ֣מֶת טְעֵ֔ם אָסְפַּ֖רְנָא יִתְעֲבִֽד׃ פRead the interlinear

• Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• nameשֻׁםshûm · nameH8036
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5972
• handיַדyad · handH3028
• destroyחֲבַלchăbal · to destroyH2255
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlêm · JerusalemH3390
• Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁdâreyâvêsh · DariusH1868
• diligentlyאׇסְפַּרְנָא'osparnâ' · diligentlyH629

Cross-references for Ezra 6:12

• Exodus 20:24An altar of earth shalt thou make unto me, and shalt sacrifice on it thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep and thine oxen: in all places where I shall make my name to be remembered, I will come unto thee, and bless thee.
• Deuteronomy 12:5but unto the place which Jehovah your God will choose out of all your tribes to set his name there, his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come;
• Deuteronomy 16:2And thou shalt sacrifice the passover to Jehovah thy God, of the flock and of the herd, in the place which Jehovah will choose to cause his name to dwell there.
• 1 Kings 9:3And Jehovah said to him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication which thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
• 2 Chronicles 7:16for I have now chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
• Psalms 132:13For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling:
• Psalms 5:10Bring guilt upon them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against thee.
• Psalms 21:8Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies; thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
• Psalms 137:8Daughter of Babylon, who art to be laid waste, happy he that rendereth unto thee that which thou hast meted out to us.
• Isaiah 60:12For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; and those nations shall be utterly wasted.
• Obadiah 1:10Because of violence against thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
• Zechariah 12:2Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of bewilderment unto all the peoples round about, and also against Judah shall it be in the siege against Jerusalem.
• Acts 5:38And now I say to you, Withdraw from these men and let them alone, for if this counsel or this work have its origin from men, it will be destroyed;
• Acts 9:5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.
• Revelation 19:14And the armies which [are] in the heaven followed him upon white horses, clad in white, pure, fine linen.
• Esther 3:14That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

Commentaries on Ezra 6:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Destroy all - A similar malediction is found at the end of the great inscription of this same king Darius at Behistun: If anyone injures the tablet which he has set up, he prays that Ormazd will be their enemy, and that they may have no offspring, and that whatever they do, Ormazd may curse it for them. To alter and to destroy this house - i. e., to alter the decree, and then proceed to destroy the house.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12if any man interferes with this directive: Inscriptions and official decrees often included curses on those who went against the king's wishes (see Daniel 2:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. whosoever shall alter this word--The warning was specially directed against the turbulent and fanatical Samaritans. The extremely favorable purport of this edict was no doubt owing in some measure to the influence of Cyrus, of whom Darius entertained a high admiration, and whose two daughters he had married. But it proceeded still more from the deep impressions made even on the idolatrous people of that country and that age, as to the being and…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 6:12

• Church and State
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Liberality
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Darius
• God
• Jerusalem
• House of God
• Chaldee language
• Pure
• Temple, the Second
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Diligence; Diligent; Diligently

Commentaries on Ezra 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings