The Bible › Geneva Bible › Ezra 4
Ezra 4:21
Make ye now a decree, that those men may cease, and that the citie be not buylt, till I haue giuen another commandement.
Ezra 4:21 · Geneva Bible
Ezra 4:21 in other translations
Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.
Make a decree now to cause these men to cease, and that this city not be built until a decree is made by me.
Every translation above is public domain and free to share. Other versions — NIV · ESV · NKJV · NLT · NASB · CSB · AMP — are copyrighted and open on their publishers’ partner site.
In context
18 The letter which yee sent vnto vs, hath bene openly read before me,
19 And I haue commanded and they haue searched, and founde, that this citie of olde time hath made insurrection against kings, and hath rebelled, and rebellion hath bene committed therein.
20 There haue bene mightie kings also ouer Ierusalem, which haue ruled ouer all beyonde the Riuer, and tolle, tribute, and custome was giuen vnto them.
21 Make ye now a decree, that those men may cease, and that the citie be not buylt, till I haue giuen another commandement.
22 Take heede nowe that ye fayle not to doe this: why should domage grow to hurt the King?
23 When the copie of king Artahshashtes letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went vp in all the haste to Ierusalem vnto the Iewes, and caused them to cease by force and power.
24 Then ceased the worke of the house of God, which was in Ierusalem, and did stay vnto the second yeere of Darius King of Persia.
Read Ezra 4 in the app The whole chapter