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

10so that they may be offering incense to the God of heaven and may be praying for the good fortune of the king and his family. 11“I hereby give orders that if anyone changes this directive a beam is to be pulled out from his house and he is to be raised up and impaled on it, and his house is to be reduced to a rubbish heap for this indiscretion. May God who makes his name to reside there overthrow any king or nation who reaches out to cause such change so as to destroy this temple of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have given orders. Let them be carried out with precision!” 13Then Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and their colleagues acted accordingly – with precision, just as Darius the king had given instructions. 14The elders of the Jews continued building and prospering, while at the same time Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo continued prophesying. They built and brought it to completion by the command of the God of Israel and by the command 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 20:24‘You must make for me an altar made of earth, and you will sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause my name to be honored I will come to you and I will bless you.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.
• Deuteronomy 16:2You must sacrifice the Passover animal (from the flock or the herd) to the Lord your God in the place where he chooses to locate his name.
• 1 Kings 9:3The Lord said to him, “I have answered your prayer and your request for help that you made to me. I have consecrated this temple you built by making it my permanent home; I will be constantly present there.
• 2 Chronicles 7:16Now I have chosen and consecrated this temple by making it my permanent home; I will be constantly present there.
• Psalms 132:13Certainly the Lord has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.
• Psalms 5:10Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.
• Psalms 21:8You prevail over all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you.
• Psalms 137:8O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated! How blessed will be the one who repays you for what you dished out to us!
• Isaiah 60:12Indeed, nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish; such nations will be totally destroyed.
• Obadiah 1:10“Because you violently slaughtered your relatives, the people of Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be destroyed forever.
• Zechariah 12:2“I am about to make Jerusalem a cup that brings dizziness to all the surrounding nations; indeed, Judah will also be included when Jerusalem is besieged.
• Acts 5:38So in this case I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this undertaking originates with people, it will come to nothing,
• Acts 9:5So he said, “Who are you, Lord?” He replied, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!
• Revelation 19:14The armies that are in heaven, dressed in white, clean, fine linen, were following him on white horses.
• Esther 3:14A copy of this edict was to be presented as law throughout every province; it was to be made known to all the inhabitants, so that they would be prepared 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
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• House of God
• Chaldee language
• Pure
• Temple, the Second
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the

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