21'Now, make ye a decree to cause these men to cease, and this city is not builded, till by me a decree is made.


In Context

18 The letter that ye sent unto us, explained, hath been read before me,

19 and by me a decree hath been made, and they sought, and have found that this city from the days of old against kings is lifting up itself, and rebellion and sedition is made in it,

20 and mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, even rulers over all beyond the river, and toll, tribute, and custom is given to them.

21 'Now, make ye a decree to cause these men to cease, and this city is not builded, till by me a decree is made.

22 And beware ye of negligence in doing this; why doth the hurt become great to the loss of the kings?'

23 Then from the time that a copy of the letter of king Artaxerxes is read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they have gone in haste to Jerusalem, unto the Jews, and caused them to cease by force and strength;

Ezra 4:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:21Give 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:21Now issue an order to these men to stop work, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:21Now therefore hear the sentence: Hinder those men, that this city be not built, till further orders be given by me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:21Make 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:21Now give order to make these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until the order shall be given from me;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:21Make 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:21Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until another commandment shall be given from me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:21Make a decree now to cause these men to cease, and that this city not be built, until a decree shall be made by me.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:21Give you now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until another commandment shall be given from me.