American King James Version
"Give you now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until another commandment shall be given from me. "
— Ezra 4:21, American King James Version
“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.”
“Make 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. ”
“Make a decree now to cause these men to cease, and that this city not be built, until a decree shall be made by me.”
“Now give orders that these men cease their work and that this city not be rebuilt until such time as I so instruct.”
“Now therefore hear the sentence: Hinder those men, that this city be not built, till further orders be given by me.”
“Give an order now, that these men are to do nothing more, and that the building of the town is to be stopped, till I give an order.”
“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.”
The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
And I commanded, and search has been made, and it is found that this city of old time has made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid to them.
Give you now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until another commandment shall be given from me.
Take heed now that you fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings? ¶
Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased to the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.