Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
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Verse 22 is found in chapter 4 of Ezra. The search of the archives leads the king to confirm that Jerusalem had a history of rebellion. He orders the work to stop and commands that the city not be rebuilt until further notice. The decision demonstrates imperial authority over the project, but it also prepares the later contrast when another decree will allow the work to continue.
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So seht nun zu, daß ihr nicht lässig hierin seid, damit nicht größerer Schade entstehe dem König!
Y mirad bien que no hagáis error en esto: ¿por qué habrá de crecer el daño para perjuicio de los reyes?
Gardez-vous de mettre en cela de la négligence, de peur que le mal n'augmente au préjudice des rois.
e guardatevi di far fallo in questo; perchè si lascerebbe crescere il male in detrimento dei re?
E guardai-vos de serdes remissos nisto; por que cresceria o dano para prejuízo dos reis?
你們當謹慎辦這事,不可遲延,何必讓損害加重,使王受虧損呢?」
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