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Ezra 4:4-6
New International Reader's Version
Ezra 4:4-6
New International Reader's Version
4 Then the nations around Judah tried to make its people lose hope. They wanted to make them afraid to go on building. 5 So those nations paid some of the Jewish officials to work against the people of Judah. They wanted their plans to fail. They did it during the whole time Cyrus was king of Persia. They kept doing it until Darius became king.
Later Enemies Also Oppose the Jews
6 The enemies of the Jews brought charges against the people of Judah and Jerusalem. It happened when Xerxes began to rule over Persia.
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