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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsMake ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until a decree shall be made by me.
Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.
`Now, make ye a decree to cause these men to cease, and this city is not builded, till by me a decree is made.
Now give order to make these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until the order shall be given from me;
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