Ezra 4:12-15 Be it known unto the king , that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem , building the rebellious and the bad city , and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.

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12 H1934 Be it [H8748] H3046 known [H8752] H4430 unto the king H3062 , that the Jews H1768 which H5559 came up [H8760] H4481 from H3890 thee H5922 to us H858 are come [H8754] H3390 unto Jerusalem H1124 , building [H8750] H4779 the rebellious H873 and the bad H7149 city H3635 , and have set up [H8806] [H8675] H3635 [H8720] H7792 the walls H2338 thereof, and joined [H8681] H787 the foundations.

13 H3046 Be it known [H8752] H1934 [H8748] H3705 now H4430 unto the king H2006 , that, if H1791 this H7149 city H1124 be builded [H8731] H7792 , and the walls H3635 set up [H8720] H3809 again, then will they not H5415 pay [H8748] H4061 toll H1093 , tribute H1983 , and custom H5142 , and so thou shalt endamage [H8681] H674 the revenue H4430 of the kings.

14 H3705 Now H6903 because H3606 H1768 we have H4415 maintenance [H8754] H4416 H1965 from the king's palace H3809 , and it was not H749 meet [H8750] H2370 for us to see [H8749] H4430 the king's H6173 dishonour H5922 , therefore H1836 H7972 have we sent [H8754] H3046 and certified [H8684] H4430 the king;

15 H1240 That search [H8741] H5609 may be made in the book H1799 of the records H2 of thy fathers H7912 : so shalt thou find [H8681] H5609 in the book H1799 of the records H3046 , and know [H8748] H1791 that this H7149 city H4779 is a rebellious H7149 city H5142 , and hurtful [H8683] H4430 unto kings H4083 and provinces H5648 , and that they have moved [H8751] H849 sedition H1459 within the same H4481 of H5957 old H3118 time H5922 : for H1836 which H1791 cause was this H7149 city H2718 destroyed [H8717] .