Ezra 7:26

24 And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.

25 And 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.

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.

27 Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,

28 and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And whosoever will not do the law of thy God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed diligently upon him, whether unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
BLB
And whoever will not do the law of your God and the law of the king diligently, let judgment be done on him, whether death, or banishment, or confiscation of goods, or bonds.
ÅB
Og om noen ikke gjør etter din Guds lov og etter kongens lov, så skal der samvittighetsfullt holdes dom over ham, enten det nå fører til døden eller til landflyktighet eller til bøter eller til bånd og fengsel.
OTB
Den som ikke adlyder din Guds lov og kongens lov skal straffes med død, landsforvisning, konfiskasjon av eiendom, eller fengsling etter behov."
B1930
Og om nogen ikke gjør efter din Guds lov og efter kongens lov, så skal der samvittighetsfullt holdes dom over ham, enten det nu fører til døden eller til landflyktighet eller til bøter eller til bånd og fengsel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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.

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  • Deuteronomy 13:1–18

    If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,

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  • Leviticus 20:1–27

    Then the LORD said to Moses,

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  • Exodus 21:1–22

    “These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:

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  • Daniel 6:26

    I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:12

    Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.

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  • Daniel 3:28–29

    Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

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  • Psalms 52:5

    Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

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