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 offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons. 11And I issued a decree that any man who violates this edict, a timber shall be drawn from his house and he shall be impaled on it and his house shall be made a refuse heap on account of this. May the God who has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who attempts to change it, so as to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree, let it be carried out with all diligence!” 13Then Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues carried out the decree with all diligence, just as King Darius had sent. 14And the elders of the Jews were successful in building through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decree of Cyrus, 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

• May the Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• whoדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• has caused His nameשֻׁםshûm · nameH8036
• to dwellשְׁכֵןshekan · to dwellH7932
• thereתַּמָּהtâm · thereH8536
• overthrowמְגַרmegar · to overthrowH4049
• anyכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• or peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5972
• attemptsשְׁלַחshelach · to sendH7972
• attemptsיַדyad · handH3028
• to changeשְׁנָאshenâ' · to changeH8133
• so as to destroyחֲבַלchăbal · to destroyH2255
• thisדֵּךְdêk dâk · thisH1791
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlêm · JerusalemH3390
• I, Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁdâreyâvêsh · DariusH1868
• have issuedשׂוּםώûm · to set: makeH7761
• decreeטְעֵםţe‛êm · commandH2942
• be carriedעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
• out with allאׇסְפַּרְנָא'osparnâ' · diligentlyH629

Cross-references for Ezra 6:12

• Exodus 20:24You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and you shall 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 Lord at the place which the Lord your God will choose from all your tribes, to establish His name there for His dwelling, and there you shall come.
• Deuteronomy 16:2You shall sacrifice the Passover to the Lord your God from the flock and the herd, in the place where the Lord chooses to establish His name.
• 1 Kings 9:3The Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication, which you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built by putting My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.
• 2 Chronicles 7:16For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that My name may be there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.
• Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His habitation.
• Psalms 5:10Hold them guilty, O God; By their own devices let them fall! In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them out, For they are rebellious 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, you devastated one, How blessed will be the one who repays you With the recompense with which you have repaid us.
• Isaiah 60:12For the nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish, And the nations will be utterly ruined.
• Obadiah 1:10“Because of violence to your brother Jacob, You will be covered with shame, And you will be cut off forever.
• Zechariah 12:2“Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah.
• Acts 5:38So in the present case, I say to you, stay away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or action is of men, it will be overthrown;
• Acts 9:5And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,
• Revelation 19:14And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses.
• Esther 3:14A copy of the edict to be issued as law in every province was published to all the peoples so that they should be ready for this 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