Verse 12

Ezra 4:12

Darby Translation

12 Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from thee unto us have come to Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and they complete the walls and join up the foundations.
Original Language Text
hebrew
יְדִ֨יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְ/מַלְכָּ֔/א דִּ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֗/א דִּ֤י סְלִ֨קוּ֙ מִן לְוָתָ֔/ךְ עֲלֶ֥י/נָא אֲת֖וֹ לִ/ירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם קִרְיְתָ֨/א מָֽרָדְתָּ֤/א ו/באישת/א וּ/בִֽישְׁתָּ/א֙ בָּנַ֔יִן ו/שורי וְ/שׁוּרַיָּ֣/א אשכללו שַׁכְלִ֔ילוּ וְ/אֻשַּׁיָּ֖/א יַחִֽיטוּ
English Translation
You shall know to be a king of Judah, that you removed from your light upon me to Jerusalem, the city that you descended from, and you and I will prevail, and I shall enlighten you and establish your sons and their offspring, and let them flourish and they will set down their foundations.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 4 Context
1 And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the... Focus ↗
2 and they came to Zerubbabel and to the chief fathers, and said to them, We would build with you; for... Focus ↗
3 But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the chief fathers of Israel said to them, Ye have nothing... Focus ↗
4 And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building; Focus ↗
5 and they hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of P... Focus ↗
6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the i... Focus ↗
7 And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, wrote to... Focus ↗
8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king... Focus ↗
9 Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions, the Dinaites, and t... Focus ↗
10 and the rest of the peoples whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over and settled in the cities... Focus ↗
11 This is the copy of the letter that they sent to him: To Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men o... Focus ↗
12 Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from thee unto us have come to Jerusalem; they are...
13 Be it known therefore unto the king, that, if this city be built and the walls be completed, they wi... Focus ↗
14 Now, since we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not right for us to see the king's injury, there... Focus ↗
15 that search may be made in the book of the annals of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of... Focus ↗
16 We inform the king that if this city be built and its walls be completed, by this means thou shalt h... Focus ↗
17 The king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their comp... Focus ↗
18 The letter that ye sent to us has been read before me distinctly. Focus ↗
19 And I gave orders, and search has been made, and it has been found that this city of old time has ma... Focus ↗
20 And there have been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all beyond the river; and tribu... Focus ↗
21 Now give order to make these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until the order shall be... Focus ↗
22 and take heed that ye fail not to do this: why should harm grow to the damage of the kings? Focus ↗
23 As soon as the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and t... Focus ↗
24 Then ceased the work of the house of God (Elohim) which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the sec... Focus ↗