Ezra 6:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house and set up, let him be hanged upon it, and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    I also issue a decree that if anyone changes this edict, a beam shall be pulled out from his house. He shall be impaled upon it, and his house shall be made into a refuse heap for this violation.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Also{H4481} I have made{H7761} a decree,{H2942} that whosoever{H3606} shall alter{H8133} this{H1836} word,{H6600} let a beam{H636} be pulled out{H5256} from{H4481} his house,{H1005} and let him be lifted up{H2211} and fastened{H4223} thereon;{H5922} and let his house{H1005} be made{H5648} a dunghill{H5122} for{H5922} this:{H1836}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Also{H4481} I have made{H7761}{(H8752)} a decree{H2942}, that whosoever{H3606}{H606} shall alter{H8133}{(H8681)} this{H1836} word{H6600}, let timber{H636} be pulled down{H5256}{(H8725)} from{H4481} his house{H1005}, and being set up{H2211}{(H8752)}, let him be hanged{H4223}{(H8725)} thereon{H5922}; and let his house{H1005} be made{H5648}{(H8725)} a dunghill{H5122} for{H5922} this{H1836}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    This commaundement haue I geue. And what man so euer he be that altereth these wordes, there shal a balke be taken from his house, and set vp, and he shalbe hanged theron, and his house shalbe prysed for the dede.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And I haue made a decree, that whosoeuer shall alter this sentence, the wood shall be pulled downe from his house, and shall be set vp, and he shalbe hanged thereon, & his house shalbe made a dunghill for this.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And such a commaundement haue I geuen, that what man soeuer he be that altereth this word, there shall a beame be taken from his house, and set vp, and he shalbe hanged thereon, & his house shalbe made a dounghill for the same thing.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And by me is made a decree, that any one who changeth this thing, let wood be pulled down from his house, and being raised up, let him be smitten on it, and his house let be made a dunghill for this.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And I have given orders that if anyone makes any change in this word, one of the supports is to be pulled out of his house, and he is to be lifted up and fixed to it; and his house is to be made waste for this;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this:

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “I hereby give orders that if anyone changes this directive a beam is to be pulled out from his house and he is to be raised up and impaled on it, and his house is to be reduced to a rubbish heap for this indiscretion.

Referenced Verses

  • Dan 2:5 : 5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
  • Dan 3:29 : 29 Therefore I make a decree, that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap, because there is no other God who can deliver in this way.
  • Ezra 7:26 : 26 And whoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
  • Esth 5:4 : 4 And Esther answered, If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's anger subsided.
  • 2 Kgs 9:37 : 37 And the body of Jezebel shall be as dung on the face of the field in the plot of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
  • 2 Kgs 10:27 : 27 And they broke down the image of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine to this day.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezra 6:12-15
    4 verses
    90%

    12 And may the God who has caused His name to dwell there destroy all kings and people who attempt to alter or destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made a decree; let it be done swiftly.

    13 Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, acted according to what King Darius had sent, and they did so speedily.

    14 And the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

    15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

  • Ezra 6:3-8
    6 verses
    77%

    3 In the first year of King Cyrus, the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid; its height sixty cubits, and its width sixty cubits;

    4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber; and let the expenses be given from the king's treasury:

    5 And also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to its place, and place them in the house of God.

    6 Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, keep far from there:

    7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

    8 Moreover I make a decree as to what you shall do for the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that from the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, expenses be given to these men, so that they are not hindered.

  • Dan 6:6-9
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    77%

    6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, King Darius, live forever.

    7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counselors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.

    8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it may not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be altered.

    9 Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

  • Dan 3:29
    75%

    29 Therefore I make a decree, that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap, because there is no other God who can deliver in this way.

  • Ezra 6:1
    74%

    1 Then King Darius made a decree, and a search was made in the house of the scrolls, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.

  • Ezra 5:17
    73%

    17 Now therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made in the king's treasure house, which is there in Babylon, to see whether a decree was made by king Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his decision to us concerning this matter.

  • Ezra 7:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26 And whoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

    27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:

  • Ezra 7:23
    73%

    23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

  • Ezra 7:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20 And whatever more shall be needed for the house of your God, which you shall have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.

    21 And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the river, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,

  • Dan 6:15
    72%

    15 Then these men assembled to the king, and said to the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is that no decree or statute which the king establishes may be changed.

  • Ezra 4:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

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

    22 Take heed now that you fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

  • Ezra 5:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8 Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones, and timber is being laid in the walls, and this work is going on rapidly and prospers in their hands.

    9 Then we asked those elders and said to them, Who commanded you to build this house and to finish these walls?

  • Dan 6:12
    72%

    12 Then they came near and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree; Have you not signed a decree, that every man who shall ask a petition of any god or man within thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be altered.

  • Ezra 5:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12 But after our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to anger, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house and carried the people away to Babylon.

    13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon, the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

  • Dan 6:26
    71%

    26 I make a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast forever, and his kingdom that shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be until the end.

  • 2 Chr 36:23
    70%

    23 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me, and he has charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.

  • Ezra 5:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them stop until the matter was reported to Darius: and then they returned an answer by letter concerning this matter.

    6 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side of the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were on this side of the river, sent to Darius the king:

  • Esth 8:7
    70%

    7 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and he has been hanged on the gallows, because he laid his hand on the Jews.

  • Esth 7:9
    70%

    9 And Harbonah, one of the eunuchs, said before the king, Behold, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, stands in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him on it.

  • 2 Chr 36:19
    70%

    19 And they burned the house of God, and tore down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its valuable articles.

  • Jer 26:6
    69%

    6 Then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

  • Ezra 6:10
    69%

    10 That they may offer sacrifices of sweet aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons.

  • Ezra 5:3
    69%

    3 At the same time, Tatnai, governor on this side of the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, came to them and said, Who has commanded you to build this house and to finish this wall?

  • Ezra 1:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The LORD God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

    3 Who is there among you of all his people? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel (he is the God), which is in Jerusalem.

  • Dan 2:12
    69%

    12 For this reason, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
    69%

    6 To carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and cut stone to repair the house.

  • Ezra 5:15
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    15 And he said to him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.

  • Amos 6:11
    69%

    11 For behold, the LORD commands, and He will strike the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

  • Ezra 4:15
    68%

    15 That search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: so you shall find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause this city was destroyed.

  • Dan 5:5
    68%

    5 In the same hour, fingers of a man's hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

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