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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)May the God who has chosen the city of Jerusalem as the place to honor his name destroy any king or nation that violates this command and destroys this Temple. “I, Darius, have issued this decree. Let it be obeyed with all diligence.”

Context of Ezra 6:12

10that they may offer pleasing sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons. 11Also I make a decree that if anyone alters this edict, a beam shall be pulled out of his house, and he shall be impaled on it, and his house shall be made a dunghill. 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." 13Then, according to the word sent by Darius the king, Tattenai, the governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates did with all diligence what Darius the king had ordered. 14And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by decree of the God of Israel and by decree 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• that hath caused his nameשֻׁםshûm · nameH8036
• to dwellשְׁכֵןshekan · to dwellH7932
• thereתַּמָּהtâm · thereH8536
• destroyמְגַרmegar · to overthrowH4049
• allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• and peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5972
• that shall putשְׁלַחshelach · to sendH7972
• to their handיַדyad · handH3028
• to alterשְׁנָאshenâ' · to changeH8133
• to destroyחֲבַלchăbal · to destroyH2255
• thisדֵּךְdêk dâk · thisH1791
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlêm · JerusalemH3390
• Iאֲנָה'ănâ' 'ănâh · IH576
• Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁdâreyâvêsh · DariusH1868
• have madeשׂוּםώûm · to set: makeH7761
• a decreeטְעֵםţe‛êm · commandH2942
• let it be doneעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
• with speedאׇסְפַּרְנָא'osparnâ' · diligentlyH629

Cross-references for Ezra 6:12

• Exodus 20:24An altar of earth you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But you shall seek the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. There you shall go,
• Deuteronomy 16:2And you shall offer the Passover sacrifice to the Lord your God, from the flock or the herd, at the place that the Lord will choose, to make his name dwell there.
• 1 Kings 9:3And the Lord said to him, "I have heard your prayer and your plea, which you have made before me. I have consecrated this house that you have built, by putting my name there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time.
• 2 Chronicles 7:16For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time.
• Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:
• Psalms 5:10Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.
• Psalms 21:8Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.
• Psalms 137:8O daughter of Babylon, doomed to be destroyed, blessed shall he be who repays you with what you have done to us!
• Isaiah 60:12For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste.
• Obadiah 1:10Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever.
• Zechariah 12:2"Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup of staggering to all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem will also be against Judah.
• Acts 5:38So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail;
• Acts 9:5And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
• Revelation 19:14And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.
• Esther 3:14A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province by proclamation to all the peoples to be ready for 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