Ezra 4:12
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.
Context
This verse from Ezra Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. The adversaries of Judah and Benjamin offer to help build the temple but are rebuffed because Cyrus commissioned the Israelites alone; the adversaries then work persistently to frustrate the building throughout Cyrus's reign and into Darius's. They write a letter …
Other Translations
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.
Be it known to the king, that the Jews who have come up from thee unto us, have come in to Jerusalem, the rebellious and base city they are building, and the walls they have finished, and the foundations they join.
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.
Cross References
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And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made …
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Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make …
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