Ezra 6:12 — Bible Verse (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.”
Ezra 6:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 6:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 6:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“May the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who stretch out their hand to alter this, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree. Let it be done with all diligence.”
Ezra 6:12 — World English Bible
Ezra 6:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and the God that hath caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples that shall put forth their hand to alter the same, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with all diligence.”
Ezra 6:12 — American Standard Version
Ezra 6:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And God, who caused His name to dwell there, doth cast down any king and people that putteth forth his hand to change, to destroy this house of God that <FI>is<Fi> in Jerusalem; I Darius have made a decree; speedily let it be done.'”
Ezra 6:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 6:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the God that has caused his name to dwell there overthrow every king and people that shall put forth their hand to alter [or] to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have given [this] order; let it be done diligently.”
Ezra 6:12 — Darby Translation
Ezra 6:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the God that hath caused his Name to dwell there, destroy all Kings and people that put to their hand to alter, and to destroy this house of God, which is in Ierusalem. I Darius haue made a decree, let it be done with speede.”
Ezra 6:12 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 6:12 in Context — Ezra 6
10 afin qu’ils offrent des sacrifices de bonne odeur au Dieu des cieux et qu’ils prient pour la vie du roi et de ses fils.
11 Et voici l’ordre que je donne touchant quiconque transgressera cette parole: on arrachera de sa maison une pièce de bois, on la dressera pour qu’il y soit attaché, et l’on fera de sa maison un tas d’immondices.
12 Que le Dieu qui fait résider en ce lieu son nom renverse tout roi et tout peuple qui étendraient la main pour transgresser ma parole, pour détruire cette maison de Dieu à Jérusalem! Moi, Darius, j’ai donné cet ordre. Qu’il soit ponctuellement exécuté.
13 Thathnaï, gouverneur de ce côté du fleuve, Schethar-Boznaï, et leurs collègues, se conformèrent ponctuellement à cet ordre que leur envoya le roi Darius.
14 Et les anciens des Juifs bâtirent avec succès, selon les prophéties d’Aggée, le prophète, et de Zacharie, fils d’Iddo; ils bâtirent et achevèrent, d’après l’ordre du Dieu d’Israël, et d’après l’ordre de Cyrus, de Darius, et d’Artaxerxès, roi de Perse.
What Does Ezra 6:12 Mean?
Ezra 6:12 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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