Ezra 4:15
4:15 so that he may initiate a search of the records 1 of his predecessors 2 and discover in those records 3 that this city is rebellious 4 and injurious to both kings and provinces, producing internal revolts 5 from long ago. 6 It is for this very reason that this city was destroyed.
Ezra 9:7
9:7 From the days of our fathers until this very day our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities we, along with our kings and 7 priests, have been delivered over by the local kings 8 to sword, captivity, plunder, and embarrassment – right up to the present time.
1 tn Aram “the book of the minutes.”
2 tn Aram “of your fathers.”
3 tn Aram “discover…and learn.” For stylistic reasons this has been translated as a single concept.
4 tn Aram “is a rebellious city.”
5 tn Aram “revolts they are making in its midst.”
6 tn Aram “from olden days.” So also in v. 19.
7 tc The MT lacks “and” here, but see the LXX and Vulgate.
8 tn Heb “the kings of the lands.”