Ezra 4:18
The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
Ezra 4:18 in other translations
| BSB | The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence. |
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| WEB | The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me. |
| ASV | The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. |
| YLT | The letter that ye sent unto us, explained, hath been read before me, |
| DARBY | The letter that ye sent to us has been read before me distinctly. |
| BBE | And now the sense of the letter which you sent to us has been made clear to me, |
| Webster | The letter which ye sent to us hath been plainly read before me. |
What does Ezra 4:18 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 4:6-24
It is an old slander, that the prosperity of the church would be hurtful to kings and princes. Nothing can be more false, for true godliness teaches us to honour and obey our sovereign. But where the command of God requires one thing and the law of the land another, we must obey God rather than man, and patiently submit to the consequences. All who love the gospel should avoid all appearance of evil, lest they…
Ezra 4:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezra 4:18
- Nehemiah 8:8
So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
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Context
- Ezra 4:17
Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
- Ezra 4:18
The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
- Ezra 4:19
And I commanded, 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.
Ezra 4:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | La carta que nos enviasteis claramente fué leída delante de mí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | La lettre que vous nous avez envoyée a été lue exactement devant moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Brief, den ihr an uns gesandt habt, ist deutlich vor mir gelesen worden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Accusatio, quam misistis ad nos, manifeste lecta est coram me, |