Ezra 6:12
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And may the God, that hath caused his name to dwell there, destroy all kingdoms, and the people that shall put out their hand to resist, and to destroy the house of God, that is in Jerusalem. I Darius have made the decree, which I will have diligently complied with.

caused

Exodus 20:24 You shall make an altar of earth unto me, and you shall offer upon it your holocausts and peace offerings, your sheep and oxen, in every place where the memory of my name shall be: I will come to thee, and will bless thee.

Deuteronomy 12:5,11 But you shall come to the place, which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, and to dwell in it: . . .

Deuteronomy 16:2 And thou shalt sacrifice the phase to the Lord thy God, of sheep, and of oxen, in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, that his name may dwell there.

1 Kings 9:3 And the Lord said to him: I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, which thou hast made before me: I have sanctified this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and my eyes, and my heart, shall be there always.

2 Chronicles 7:16 For I have chosen, and have sanctified this place, that my name may be there for ever, and my eyes and my heart may remain there perpetually.

Psalm 132:13,14 For the Lord hath chosen Sion: he hath chosen it for his dwelling. . . .

destroy

Psalm 5:10 Their throat is an open sepulchre: they dealt deceitfully with their tongues: judge them, O God. Let them fall from their devices: according to the multitude of their wickednesses cast them out: for they have provoked thee, O Lord.

Psalm 21:8-10 Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee. . . .

Psalm 137:8,9 O daughter of Babylon, miserable: blessed shall he be who shall repay thee thy payment which thou hast paid us. . . .

Isaiah 60:12 For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve thee, shall perish: and the Gentiles shall be wasted with desolation.

Obadiah 1:10 And thy valiant men of the south shall be afraid, that man may be cut off from the mount of Esau.

Zechariah 12:2-4 Behold I will make Jerusalem a lintel of surfeiting to all the people round about: and Juda also shall be in the siege against Jerusalem. . . .

Acts 5:38,39 And now, therefore, I say to you: Refrain from these men and let them alone. For if this council or this work be of men, it will come to nought: . . .

Acts 9:5 Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

Revelation 19:14-21 And the armies that are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. . . .

I Darius

Esther 3:14,15 And the contents of the letters were to this effect, that all provinces might know and be ready against that day. . . .

Esther 8:14 So the swift posts went out carrying the messages, and the king's edict was hung up in Susan.

speed

Ezra 6:13 So then Thathanai, governor of the country beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and his counsellors diligently executed what Darius the king had commanded.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly: for neither work, nor reason, nor wisdom, nor knowledge shall be in hell, whither thou art hastening.

Context
The Decree of Darius
11And I have made a decree: That if any whosoever, shall alter this commandment, a beam be taken from his house, and set up, and he be nailed upon it, and his house be confiscated. 12And may the God, that hath caused his name to dwell there, destroy all kingdoms, and the people that shall put out their hand to resist, and to destroy the house of God, that is in Jerusalem. I Darius have made the decree, which I will have diligently complied with.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:5
But you shall come to the place, which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, and to dwell in it:

Deuteronomy 12:11
In the place, which the Lord your God shall choose, that his name may be therein. Thither shall you bring all the things that I command you, holocausts, and victims, and tithes, and the firstfruits of your hands: and whatsoever is the choicest in the gifts which you shall vow to the Lord.

1 Kings 9:3
And the Lord said to him: I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, which thou hast made before me: I have sanctified this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and my eyes, and my heart, shall be there always.

Ezra 6:14
And the ancients of the Jews built, and prospered according to the prophecy of Aggeus the prophet, and of Zacharias the son of Addo: and they built and finished, by the commandment of the God of Israel, and by the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes kings of the Persians.

Ezra 7:15
And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose tabernacle is in Jerusalem.

Ezra 7:26
And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king diligently, judgment shall be executed upon him, either unto death, or unto banishment, or to the confiscation of goods, or at least to prison.

Lexicon
May God,
וֵֽאלָהָ֞א (wê·lā·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 426: God

who
דִּ֣י (dî)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: Who, which, that, because

has caused His name
שְׁמֵ֣הּ (šə·mêh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8036: A name

to dwell
שַׁכִּ֧ן (šak·kin)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7932: To reside, permanently stay

there,
תַּמָּ֗ה (tam·māh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8536: There

overthrow
יְמַגַּ֞ר (yə·mag·gar)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4049: To overthrow

any
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3606: The whole, all, any, every

king
מֶ֤לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4430: A king

or people
וְעַם֙ (wə·‘am)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5972: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

who
דִּ֣י ׀ (dî)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: Who, which, that, because

lifts
יִשְׁלַ֣ח (yiš·laḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7972: To send away, for, out

a hand
יְדֵ֗הּ (yə·ḏêh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3028: A hand

to alter [this decree]
לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛ה (lə·haš·nā·yāh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 8133: To change

or to destroy
לְחַבָּלָ֛ה (lə·ḥab·bā·lāh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 2255: To destroy, hurt

this
דֵ֖ךְ (ḏêḵ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1791: This

house
בֵּית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1005: A house

of God
אֱלָהָ֥א (’ĕ·lā·hā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 426: God

in Jerusalem.
בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (ḇî·rū·šə·lem)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3390: Jerusalem -- the capital city of all Israel

I,
אֲנָ֤ה (’ă·nāh)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 576: I

Darius,
דָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙ (ḏā·rə·yā·weš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1868: Darius -- two person kings

have issued
שָׂ֣מֶת (śā·meṯ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7761: To set, make

the decree.
טְעֵ֔ם (ṭə·‘êm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2942: Flavor, judgment, account

Let it be carried out
יִתְעֲבִֽד׃ (yiṯ·‘ă·ḇiḏ)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5648: To do, make, prepare, keep

with diligence.
אָסְפַּ֖רְנָא (’ā·sə·par·nā)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 629: Thoroughly, with (all) diligence


Additional Translations
May God, who has caused His name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence.And the God that has caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.

and the God that hath caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples that shall put forth their hand to alter the same , to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with all diligence.

And may the God whose name dwells there, overthrow every king and people who shall stretch out his hand to alter or destroy the house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be diligently attended to.

And the God that has caused his name to dwell there overthrow every king and people that shall put forth their hand to alter [or] to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have given [this] order; let it be done diligently.

and the God that hath caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples, that shall put forth their hand to alter the same, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with all diligence.

And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall attempt to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.

and the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who shall put forth their hand to alter [the same], to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with all diligence.

And God, who caused His name to dwell there, doth cast down any king and people that putteth forth his hand to change, to destroy this house of God that is in Jerusalem; I Darius have made a decree; speedily let it be done.'
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