We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsWe certify the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River.
We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates.
We are making known to the king that, if this city be builded and the walls finished, by this means a portion beyond the river thou hast none.'
We inform the king that if this city be built and its walls be completed, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEzra — The return in two waves — Zerubbabel's altar and temple (538 BC) and Ezra's reforming arrival (458 BC). A book about rebuilding — the temple, the Torah-teaching community, and the covenant boundary.
- Author
- Ezra (traditional); the book uses first-person narrative in chs. 7–10
- Date
- Events 538–458 BC; compilation c. mid-5th century BC