King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
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.
Complete Jewish Bible:
"I also order that if anyone defies this order, a beam is to be pulled from his house; and he is to be lifted up and impaled on it. His house is to be reduced to rubble.
Berean Standard Bible:
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.
American Standard Version:
Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this:
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Also{H4481} I have made{H7761} a decree{H2942}, that whosoever{H3606}{H606} shall alter{H8133} this{H1836} word{H6600}, let timber{H636} be pulled down{H5256} from{H4481} his house{H1005}, and being set up{H2211}, let him be hanged{H4223} thereon{H5922}; and let his house{H1005} be made{H5648} a dunghill{H5122} for{H5922} this{H1836}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Daniel 2:5
- The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
Daniel 3:29
- Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
Ezra 7:26
- 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.
2 Kings 9:37
- And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; [so] that they shall not say, This [is] Jezebel.
Esther 7:10
- So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
2 Kings 10:27
- And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.
Esther 5:4
- And Esther answered, If [it seem] good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.
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Commentary for Ezra 6:11
Ezra 6:11 is part of a narrative concerning the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. The verse is set within the context of a decree issued by King Darius of Persia, who at the time ruled over a vast empire, including the region of Judea where the Jews had recently returned from exile.
In this verse, King Darius is affirming the importance of the decree he has issued, which allows the Jews to reconstruct their temple. The strong language used in the decree emphasizes its immutability: anyone who attempts to alter the king's words or impede the construction of the temple would face severe punishment. The specified punishment is particularly harsh and symbolic: the offender's house would be demolished, and the materials used to construct a gallows on which the person would be hanged. Furthermore, the remnants of the house would be turned into a "dunghill," a term that signifies a place of filth and dishonor.
The themes present in this verse include the authority of the ruling empire over subject peoples, the importance of respecting the edicts of kings, and the protection of religious practices. It also reflects the seriousness with which the king regarded the sanctity of his commands and the lengths to which he was willing to go to ensure their enforcement. The verse underscores the significance of the temple for the Jewish people and the support they received from a foreign ruler to rebuild it, which was crucial for the restoration of their religious identity and community after a period of upheaval and displacement.
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H4481
There are 82 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מִן
Transliteration: min
Pronunciation: min
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to מִן; {properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}; according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when. - Strong's Number: H7761
There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שׂוּם
Transliteration: sûwm
Pronunciation: soom
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to שׂוּם; {to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}; [phrase] command, give, lay, make, [phrase] name, [phrase] regard, set. - Strong's Number: H2942
There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: טְעֵם
Transliteration: ṭᵉʻêm
Pronunciation: teh-ame'
Description: (Aramaic) from טְעַם, and equivalent to טַעַם; properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively); [phrase] chancellor, [phrase] command, commandment, decree, [phrase] regard, taste, wisdom. - Strong's Number: H3606
There are 75 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כֹּל
Transliteration: kôl
Pronunciation: kole
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to כֹּל; {properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}; all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole. - Strong's Number: H606
There are 74 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֱנָשׁ
Transliteration: ʼĕnâsh
Pronunciation: en-awsh'
Description: (Aramaic) or אֱנַשׁ; (Aramaic), corresponding to אֱנוֹשׁ; a man; man, [phrase] whosoever. - Strong's Number: H8133
There are 21 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שְׁנָא
Transliteration: shᵉnâʼ
Pronunciation: shen-aw'
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to שָׁנָא; {to alter}; alter, change, (be) diverse. - Strong's Number: H1836
There are 53 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דֵּן
Transliteration: dên
Pronunciation: dane
Description: (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of דֵּךְ; this; (afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which. - Strong's Number: H6600
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פִּתְגָּם
Transliteration: pithgâm
Pronunciation: pith-gawm'
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to פִּתְגָּם; a word, answer, letter or decree; answer, letter, matter, word. - Strong's Number: H636
There are 40 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָע
Transliteration: ʼâʻ
Pronunciation: aw
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to עֵץ; a tree or wood; timber, wood. - Strong's Number: H5256
There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נְסַח
Transliteration: nᵉçach
Pronunciation: nes-akh'
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to נָסַח; {to tear away}; pull down. - Strong's Number: H1005
There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בַּיִת
Transliteration: bayith
Pronunciation: bah-yith
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to בַּיִת; {a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}; house. - Strong's Number: H2211
There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: זְקַף
Transliteration: zᵉqaph
Pronunciation: zek-af'
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to זָקַף; to hang, i.e. impale; set up. - Strong's Number: H4223
There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מְחָא
Transliteration: mᵉchâʼ
Pronunciation: mekh-aw'
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to מָחָא; to strike in pieces; also to arrest; specifically to impale; hang, smite, stay. - Strong's Number: H5922
There are 87 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עַל
Transliteration: ʻal
Pronunciation: al
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to עַל; {above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}; about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with. - Strong's Number: H5648
There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֲבַד
Transliteration: ʻăbad
Pronunciation: ab-bad'
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to עָבַד; to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.; [idiom] cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work. - Strong's Number: H5122
There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נְוָלוּ
Transliteration: nᵉvâlûw
Pronunciation: nev-aw-loo'
Description: (Aramaic) or נְוָלִי; (Aramaic), from an unused root probably meaning to be foul; a sink; dunghill.