American Standard Version
"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. "
— Ezra 4:21, American Standard 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 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 ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
And I decreed, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid unto them.
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.
And take heed that ye be not slack herein: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.