Revised Webster's Bible
Ezra 4:12-15
12let it beH1934 knownH3046 to the kingH4430, that the JewsH3062 whoH1768 cameH5559 fromH4481 theeH3890 to usH5922 are comeH858 to JerusalemH3390, buildingH1124 the rebelliousH4779 and the evilH873 cityH7149, and have set upH3635 the wallsH7792, and joinedH2338 the foundationsH787.12 13Be it knownH3046H1934 nowH3705 to the kingH4430, that, ifH2006 thisH1791 cityH7149 shall be builtH1124, and the wallsH7792 set upH3635 again, then they will notH3809 payH5415 tollH4061, tributeH1093, and customH1983, and so thou shalt diminishH5142 the revenueH674 of the kingsH4430.34 14NowH3705 becauseH6903H3606 we haveH1768 maintenanceH4415H4416 from the king’s palaceH1965, and it was notH3809 goodH749 for us to seeH2370 the king’sH4430 dishonourH6173, thereforeH5922H1836 have we sentH7972 and informedH3046 the kingH4430;5 15That searchH1240 may be made in the bookH5609 of the recordsH1799 of thy fathersH2: so shalt thou findH7912 in the bookH5609 of the recordsH1799, and knowH3046 that thisH1791 cityH7149 is a rebelliousH4779 cityH7149, and hurtfulH5142 to kingsH4430 and provincesH4083, and that they have movedH5648 seditionH849 within the sameH1459 from ofH4481 oldH5957H3118: forH5922 whichH1836 cause was thisH1791 cityH7149 destroyedH2718.67
Notes
- 1. Ezra 4:12 set up: or, finished ↩
- 2. Ezra 4:12 joined: Chaldee, sewed together ↩
- 3. Ezra 4:13 pay: Chaldee, give ↩
- 4. Ezra 4:13 revenue: or, strength ↩
- 5. Ezra 4:14 we have...: Chaldee, we are salted with the salt of the palace ↩
- 6. Ezra 4:15 moved: Chaldee, made ↩
- 7. Ezra 4:15 within...: Chaldee, in the midst thereof ↩
Commentaries on Ezra 4
- 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
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