Ezra 4:15 
Context| NET © | 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. |
| NIV © | so that a search may be made in the archives of your predecessors. In these records you will find that this city is a rebellious city, troublesome to kings and provinces, a place of rebellion from ancient times. That is why this city was destroyed. |
| NASB © | so that a search may be made in the record books of your fathers. And you will discover in the record books and learn that that city is a rebellious city and damaging to kings and provinces, and that they have incited revolt within it in past days; therefore that city was laid waste. |
| NLT © | We suggest that you search your ancestors’ records, where you will discover what a rebellious city this has been in the past. In fact, it was destroyed because of its long history of sedition against the kings and countries who attempted to control it. |
| MSG © | We suggest that you look into the court records of your ancestors; you'll learn from those books that that city is a rebellious city, a thorn in the side to kings and provinces, an historic center of unrest and revolt. That's why the city was wiped out. |
| BBE © | So that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: and you will see in the book of the records that this town has been uncontrolled, and a cause of trouble to kings and countries, and that there were outbursts against authority there in the past: for which reason the town was made waste. |
| NRSV © | so that a search may be made in the annals of your ancestors. You will discover in the annals that this is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that sedition was stirred up in it from long ago. On that account this city was laid waste. |
| NKJV © | that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. And you will find in the book of the records and know that this city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, and that they have incited sedition within the city in former times, for which cause this city was destroyed. |
| KJV | may be made in the book <05609> of the records <01799> of thy fathers <02>_: in the book <05609> of the records <01799>_, that this <01791> city <07149> [is] a rebellious <04779> city <07149>_, unto kings <04430> and provinces <04083>_, sedition <0849> within the same <01459> of <04481> old <05957> time <03118>_: for <05922> which <01836> cause was this <01791> city <07149> {moved: Chaldee, made} {within...: Chaldee, in the midst thereof} |
| NASB © | so <01768> that a search <01240> may be made <05648> in the record <01799> books <05609> of your fathers <02> . And you will discover <07912> in the record <01799> books <05609> and learn <03046> that that city <07149> is a rebellious <04779> city <07149> and damaging <05142> to kings <04430> and provinces <04083> , and that they have incited <05648> revolt <0849> within <01459> it in past <05957> days <03118> ; therefore <05922> was laid <02718> waste .<02718> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | so that <01768> he may initiate a search <01240> of the records <01799> <05609> of his predecessors <02> and discover <07912> in those records <01799> <05609> that <01768> this <01791> city <07149> is rebellious <04779> and injurious <05142> to both kings <04430> and provinces <04083> , producing <05648> internal <01459> revolts <0849> from <04481> long <05957> ago <03118> . It is for <05922> this <01836> very reason that this <01791> city <07149> was destroyed .<02718> |
| NET © | 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. |
| NET © Notes |
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. |
