12 Artaxerxes, king of kings,(A)

To Ezra the priest, teacher of the Law of the God of heaven:

Greetings.

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Then send(A) word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon,(B) Tyre and Sidon(C) through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. Give them a message for their masters and say, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “Tell this to your masters: With my great power and outstretched arm(D) I made(E) the earth and its people and the animals(F) that are on it, and I give(G) it to anyone I please. Now I will give all your countries into the hands of my servant(H) Nebuchadnezzar(I) king of Babylon; I will make even the wild animals subject to him.(J)

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24 They will come against you with weapons,[a] chariots and wagons(A) and with a throng of people; they will take up positions against you on every side with large and small shields and with helmets. I will turn you over to them for punishment,(B) and they will punish you according to their standards.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:24 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

37 Your Majesty, you are the king of kings.(A) The God of heaven has given you dominion(B) and power and might and glory;

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