Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Whoever does not obey the law of your God and the law of the king must surely be punished by death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment. New Living Translation Anyone who refuses to obey the law of your God and the law of the king will be punished immediately, either by death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.” English Standard Version Whoever will not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be strictly executed on him, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of his goods or for imprisonment.” Berean Standard Bible If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment. King James Bible And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. New King James Version Whoever will not observe the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily on him, whether it be death, or banishment, or confiscation of goods, or imprisonment. New American Standard Bible And whoever does not comply with the Law of your God and the law of the king, judgment is to be executed upon him strictly, whether for death or for banishment, or for confiscation of property or for imprisonment.” NASB 1995 “Whoever will not observe the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him strictly, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of goods or for imprisonment.” NASB 1977 “And whoever will not observe the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him strictly, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of goods or for imprisonment.” Legacy Standard Bible Whoever will not do the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be done to him with all diligence, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of goods or for imprisonment.” Amplified Bible Whoever does not observe and practice the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him strictly and promptly, whether it be for death or banishment or confiscation of property or imprisonment.” Christian Standard Bible Anyone who does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let the appropriate judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment. Holman Christian Standard Bible Anyone who does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a fair judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment. American Standard Version And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him with all diligence, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And everyone who will not be doing the law of your God and the Law of the King, judgment shall be executed of him rigorously, whether for death or for life, or whether for loss of riches or for the prison house.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And whosoever shall not do the law of God, and the law of the king readily, judgment shall be taken upon him, whether for death or for chastisement, or for a fine of his property, or casting into prison. Contemporary English Version Everyone who fails to obey God's Law or the king's law will be punished without pity. They will either be executed or put in prison or forced to leave their country, or have all they own taken away. Douay-Rheims Bible And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king diligently, judgment shall be executed upon him, either unto death, or unto banishment, or to the confiscation of goods, or at least to prison. English Revised Version And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him with all diligence, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever will not strictly follow your God's Teachings and the king's orders should be promptly exiled, have his goods confiscated, be imprisoned or be sentenced to die. Good News Translation If any disobey the laws of your God or the laws of the empire, they are to be punished promptly: by death or by exile or by confiscation of their property or by imprisonment." International Standard Version Whoever refuses to practice the law of your God and the law of the king is to see judgment executed quickly, whether to death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment. JPS Tanakh 1917 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him with all diligence, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.' Literal Standard Version and any who does not do the Law of your God, and the law of the king, judgment is done speedily on him, whether to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of riches, and to bonds.” Majority Standard Bible If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment. New American Bible All who will not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon them with all diligence, whether death, or corporal punishment, or confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.” NET Bible Everyone who does not observe both the law of your God and the law of the king will be completely liable to the appropriate penalty, whether it is death or banishment or confiscation of property or detainment in prison." New Revised Standard Version All who will not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be strictly executed on them, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of their goods or for imprisonment.” New Heart English Bible Whoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with all diligence, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. Webster's Bible Translation And whoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. World English Bible Whoever will not do the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with all diligence, whether it is to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. Young's Literal Translation and any who doth not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, speedily is judgment done upon him, whether to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of riches, and to bonds.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Artaxerxes' Letter for Ezra…25And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them. 26If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment. Cross References Ezra 6:11 I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense. Ezra 6:12 May God, who has caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence. Treasury of Scripture And whoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily on him, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. whosoever Ezra 6:11 Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. Daniel 3:28,29 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God… Daniel 6:26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. the law of thy God 2 Chronicles 30:12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD. whether it be Exodus 21:1-22:31 Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them… Leviticus 20:1-27 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, … Deuteronomy 13:1-18 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, … banishment. Psalm 52:5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. Jump to Previous Banishment Bonds Care Confiscation Country Death Diligence Driving Executed Goods Imprisonment Judgment Law Obey Observe Property Punished Punishment Putting Riches Speedily Strictly Surely WhetherJump to Next Banishment Bonds Care Confiscation Country Death Diligence Driving Executed Goods Imprisonment Judgment Law Obey Observe Property Punished Punishment Putting Riches Speedily Strictly Surely WhetherEzra 7 1. Ezra goes up to Jerusalem11. The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra 27. Ezra blesses God for this favor (26) Let judgment be executed speedily upon him.--Hence civil authority is added to religious. All these powers were usually entrusted to the provincial administrators, with more or less of reservation, by the Persians. But it is obvious that their combination in the one person of this servant of Tehovah demanded express statement.Verse 26. - Finally, to Ezra is intrusted distinctly the civil government of the Jewish people, with power to fine, imprison, banish, or put to death offenders, as he may think right. These powers were always intrusted by the Persians to the civil administrators of provinces, who were autocrats within their respective territories, and responsible to the king alone for the exercise of their authority. EZRA'S THANKSGIVING ON RECEIPT OF ARTAXERXES' LETTER (Ezra 7:27, 28). With an abruptness that may appear strange, but which has many parallels in the works of Oriental writers, Ezra passes without a word of explanation from Artaxerxes' letter to his own thanksgiving upon the receipt of it. Compare the interjectional prayers of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 4:4; Nehemiah 5:19; Nehemiah 6:9, 14, etc.). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew If anyoneוְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3606: The whole, all, any, every does not לָא֩ (lā) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3809: Not, no keep עָבֵ֜ד (‘ā·ḇêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5648: To do, make, prepare, keep the law דָּתָ֣א (dā·ṯā) Noun - feminine singular determinate Strong's 1882: A royal edict, statute of דִֽי־ (ḏî-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because your God אֱלָהָ֗ךְ (’ĕ·lā·hāḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 426: God and the law וְדָתָא֙ (wə·ḏā·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate Strong's 1882: A royal edict, statute of דִּ֣י (dî) Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because the king, מַלְכָּ֔א (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 4430: A king let a strict אָסְפַּ֕רְנָא (’ā·sə·par·nā) Adverb Strong's 629: Thoroughly, with (all) diligence judgment דִּינָ֕ה (dî·nāh) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 1780: Judgement, strife be לֶהֱוֵ֨א (le·hĕ·wê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1934: To become, come to pass, be executed מִתְעֲבֵ֖ד (miṯ·‘ă·ḇêḏ) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5648: To do, make, prepare, keep against him, מִנֵּ֑הּ (min·nêh) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than whether הֵ֤ן (hên) Conjunction Strong's 2006: Lo!, there, less, whether, but, if death, לְמוֹת֙ (lə·mō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4193: Death banishment, לִשְׁרֹשִׁ֔י (liš·rō·šî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8332: Uprooting, banishment confiscation לַעֲנָ֥שׁ (la·‘ă·nāš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6065: Amercing, confiscation of property, נִכְסִ֖ין (niḵ·sîn) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5232: Riches, property or imprisonment. וְלֶאֱסוּרִֽין׃ (wə·le·’ĕ·sū·rîn) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 613: A band, bond Links Ezra 7:26 NIVEzra 7:26 NLT Ezra 7:26 ESV Ezra 7:26 NASB Ezra 7:26 KJV Ezra 7:26 BibleApps.com Ezra 7:26 Biblia Paralela Ezra 7:26 Chinese Bible Ezra 7:26 French Bible Ezra 7:26 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 7:26 Whoever will not do the law (Ezr. 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