Ezra 4:12

Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations.

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WEBBE

Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and bad city, and have finished the walls and repaired the foundations.

BSB

Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring its walls and repairing its foundations.

KJV

Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.

ASV

Be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations.

BBE

We give news to the king that the Jews who came from you have come to us at Jerusalem; they are building up again that uncontrolled and evil town; the walls are complete and they are joining up the bases.

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יְדִיעַ ye·di·a' known H3046 לֶהֱוֵא le·he·ve' let it be H1934 לְמַלְכָּא le·mal·ka' to king the H4430 דִּי di that H1768 יְהוּדָיֵא ye·hu·da·ye' Jews the H3062 דִּי di who H1768 סְלִקוּ se·li·ku they came up H5559 מִן־ min- from H4481 לְוָתָךְ le·va·takh beside you H3890 עֲלֶינָא 'a·lei·na' to us H5922 אֲתוֹ 'a·to they have come H858 לִירוּשְׁלֶם li·ru·she·lem to Jerusalem H3390 קִרְיְתָא kir·ye·ta' city the H7149 מָרָדְתָּא ma·ra·de·ta' (the) rebellious H4779 וּבִישְׁתָּא u·vi·yo·she·ta' and evil (the) H873 בָּנַיִן ba·na·yin [they are] building H1124 וְשׁוּרַיָּא ve·shu·rai·ya' and walls the H7792 שַׁכְלִילוּ shakh·li·lu they have finished H3635 וְאֻשַּׁיָּא ve·'u·shai·ya' and foundations the H787 יַחִיטוּ ya·chi·tu they are repairing H2338

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–24

It is an old slander, that the prosperity of the church would be hurtful to kings and princes. Nothing can be more false, for true godliness teaches us to honour and obey our sovereign. But where the command of God requires one thing and the law of the land another, we must obey God rather than man, and patiently submit to the consequences. All who love the gospel should avoid all appearance of evil, lest they should encourage the adversaries of the church. The world is ever ready to believe any accusation against the people of God, and refuses to listen to them. The king suffered himself to be imposed upon by these frauds and falsehoods. Princes see and hear with other men's eyes and ears, and judge things as represented to them, which are often done falsely. But God's judgment is just; he sees things as they are.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.