Ezra 6:11

Ezra 6:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, 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.
• New International Version (NIV)Furthermore, I decree that if anyone defies this edict, a beam is to be pulled from their house and they are to be impaled on it. And for this crime their house is to be made a pile of rubble.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Also 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also I issue a decree that whoever alters this edict, let a timber be pulled from his house and erected, and let him be hanged on it; and let his house be made a refuse heap because of this.

Context of Ezra 6:11

9And whatever is needed, bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine, and anointing oil, as the priests in Jerusalem order, it is to be given to them daily without fail, 10so that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the lives of the king and his sons. And I issued a decree that any person who violates this decree, a timber shall be pulled out of his house and he shall be impaled on it; and his house shall be turned into a refuse heap on account of this. 12May the God who has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who attempts to change it, so as to destroy that house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree; it is to be carried out with all diligence!” 13Then Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues carried out the decree with all diligence, just as King Darius had ordered.

Ezra 6:11 word by word

וּמִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ דִּ֣י כָל־אֱנָ֗שׁ דִּ֤י יְהַשְׁנֵא֙ פִּתְגָמָ֣א דְנָ֔ה יִתְנְסַ֥ח אָע֙ מִן־בַּיְתֵ֔הּ וּזְקִ֖יף יִתְמְחֵ֣א עֲלֹ֑הִי וּבַיְתֵ֛הּ נְוָל֥וּ יִתְעֲבֵ֖ד עַל־דְּנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• And I issuedשׂוּםώûm · to set: makeH7761
• a decreeטְעֵםţe‛êm · commandH2942
• anyכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• personאֱנָשׁ'ĕnâsh 'ĕnash · manH606
• whoדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• violatesשְׁנָאshenâ' · to changeH8133
• thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• decreeפִּתְגָםpithgâm · edictH6600
• a timberאָע'â‛ · woodH636
• shall be pulledנְסַחnesach · to pull awayH5256
• of his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• and he shall be impaledזְקַףzeqaph · to raiseH2211
• and he shall be impaledמְחָאmechâ' · to smiteH4223
• shall be turnedעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
• into a refuseנְוָלוּnevâlû nevâlîy · dunghillH5122
• on accountעַל‛al · uponH5922

Cross-references for Ezra 6:11

• Ezra 7:26And whoever does not comply with the Law of your God and the law of the king, judgment is to be executed upon him strictly, whether for death or for banishment, or for confiscation of property or for imprisonment.”
• Esther 5:4Esther said, “If it pleases the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the wooden gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.
• 2 Kings 9:37and the corpse of Jezebel will be like dung on the face of the field in the property of Jezreel, so they cannot say, “This is Jezebel.”’”
• 2 Kings 10:27They also tore down the memorial stone of Baal and tore down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine as it is to this day.
• Daniel 2:5The king replied to the Chaldeans, “The command from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be torn limb from limb and your houses will be turned into a rubbish heap.
• Daniel 3:29Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or population of any language that speaks anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego shall be torn limb from limb and their houses made a rubbish heap, because there is no other god who is able to save in this way.”

Commentaries on Ezra 6:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Let timber be pulled down - Whether this refers to the punishment of hanging and gibbeting of whipping at a post, or of empaling, is not quite clear. In China they tie culprits to posts; and the executioner cuts them open while alive, takes out their bowels, etc. Empaling, thrusting a sharp stake through the body till it comes out at the side of the neck, or hanging, seems to be intended here. Let his house be made a dunghill - Let it be reduced to ruins…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Being set up, let him be hanged thereon - Rather, “let him be lifted up and crucified upon it.” Crucifixion was the most common form of capital punishment among the Persians.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 6:11

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

In the dictionaries

• Chaldee language
• Pure
• Temple, the Second
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Dung; Dung Gate
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Ezra-Nehemiah
• Languages of the Old Testament
• Temple

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