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Esdras 4:12

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12 Saiba o rei que os judeus que subiram de ti a nós foram a Jerusalém e estão reedificando aquela rebelde e malvada cidade, e vão restaurando os seus muros e reparando os seus fundamentos.

Esdras 4:12 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 4:12

Be it known unto the king
The intent of this letter was, that it might be known to the king what follows:

that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem;
this they observe partly out of contempt of the Jews, having been lately captive in Babylon, and partly to insinuate what ingratitude they were guilty of; that having got their liberty, and come to Jerusalem, they made use of it to the king's detriment:

building the rebellious and the bad city;
as they suggest it had been to kings, even his predecessors, in former times, ( Ezra 4:15 )

and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations;
which was a falsehood; for the most they had done was setting up the walls of their houses in Jerusalem, and laying the foundation of the temple; as for the walls of the city, they had not as yet done anything unto them.

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Esdras 4:12 In-Context

10 e as demais nações que o grande e afamado Osnapar transportou, e que fez habitar na cidade de Samária e no restante da província dalém do Rio.
11 Eis, pois, a cópia da carta que mandaram ao rei Artaxerxes: Teus servos, os homens de além do Rio, assim escrevem:
12 Saiba o rei que os judeus que subiram de ti a nós foram a Jerusalém e estão reedificando aquela rebelde e malvada cidade, e vão restaurando os seus muros e reparando os seus fundamentos.
13 Agora saiba o rei que, se aquela cidade for reedificada e os muros forem restaurados, eles não pagarão nem tributo, nem imposto, nem pedágio; e assim se danificará a fazenda dos reis.
14 Agora, visto que comemos do sal do palácio, e não nos convém ver a desonra do rei, por isso mandamos dar aviso ao rei,
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