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Ezra 4:19 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And νI commanded, and search hath been made, and it is foundq that this city of old time hath πmade insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.

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by me a decree is set.

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2 Kings 18:7• ⁷And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not. (2 Kings 18:7)

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lifted up itself.

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I commanded.

Chal. by me a decree is set.

search.

Ezra 4:15• ¹⁵That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed. (Ezra 4:15)

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Ezra 5:17• ¹⁷Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter. (Ezra 5:17)

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Ezra 6:1‑2• ¹Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
²And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: (Ezra 6:1‑2)

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Deut. 13:14• ¹⁴Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you; (Deut. 13:14)

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Prov. 25:2• ²It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter. (Prov. 25:2)

and it is found.

2 Kings 18:7• ⁷And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not. (2 Kings 18:7)

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2 Kings 24:20• ²⁰For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. (2 Kings 24:20)

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Ezek. 17:13‑19• ¹³And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
¹⁴That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
¹⁵But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?
¹⁶As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
¹⁷Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:
¹⁸Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
¹⁹Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head. (Ezek. 17:13‑19)

made insurrection.

Chal. lifted up itself.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I gave orders, and search has been made, and it has been found that this city of old time has made insurrection against the kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been raised therein.