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Ezra 4:4-6
New Life Version
Ezra 4:4-6
New Life Version
4 Then the people of the land made the hearts of the people of Judah weak, and made them afraid to go on building. 5 They paid people to speak against them and to make trouble in their plans all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the rule of King Darius of Persia.
People of the Land Do Not Want Jerusalem Built Up Again
6 In the beginning of Ahasuerus’ rule, people of the land wrote that the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem had done something wrong.
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Ezra 4:4-6
New International Version
Ezra 4:4-6
New International Version
4 Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building.[a](A) 5 They bribed officials to work against them and frustrate their plans during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Later Opposition Under Xerxes and Artaxerxes
6 At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes,[b](B) they lodged an accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.(C)
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