Ezra 4:12 Cross References

Ezra 4:12

12: "Please be informed that the Jews who came here to Jerusalem from Babylon are rebuilding this rebellious and evil city. They have already laid the foundation for its walls and will soon complete them.

Ezra 5:3

  1. But Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues soon arrived in Jerusalem and asked, "Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?"

2 Chronicles 36:13

  1. He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, even though he had taken an oath of loyalty in God's name. Zedekiah was a hard and stubborn man, refusing to turn to the LORD, the God of Israel.

Ezra 5:9

  1. We asked the leaders, `Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?'

Luke 23:2

  1. They began at once to state their case: "This man has been leading our people to ruin by telling them not to pay their taxes to the Roman government and by claiming he is the Messiah, a king."
  2. So Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "Yes, it is as you say."
  3. Pilate turned to the leading priests and to the crowd and said, "I find nothing wrong with this man!"
  4. Then they became desperate. "But he is causing riots everywhere he goes, all over Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem!"

Ezra 4:15

  1. We suggest that you search your ancestors' records, where you will discover what a rebellious city this has been in the past. In fact, it was destroyed because of its long history of sedition against the kings and countries who attempted to control it.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

  1. Keep away from every kind of evil.

1 Peter 2:13

  1. For the Lord's sake, accept all authority--the king as head of state,
  2. and the officials he has appointed. For the king has sent them to punish all who do wrong and to honor those who do right.
  3. It is God's will that your good lives should silence those who make foolish accusations against you.

Ezekiel 17:12

  1. "Say to these rebels of Israel: Don't you understand the meaning of this riddle of the eagles? I will tell you, says the Sovereign LORD. The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took away her king and princes, and brought them to Babylon.
  2. He made a treaty with a member of the royal family and made him take an oath of loyalty. He also exiled Israel's most influential leaders,
  3. so Israel would not become strong again and revolt. Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel maintain her national identity.
  4. "Nevertheless, this man of Israel's royal family rebelled against Babylon, sending ambassadors to Egypt to request a great army and many horses. Can Israel break her sworn treaties like that and get away with it?
  5. No! For as surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, the king of Israel will die in Babylon, the land of the king who put him in power and whose treaty he despised and broke.

Ezra 4:19

  1. I have ordered a search to be made of the records and have indeed found that Jerusalem has in times past been a hotbed of insurrection against many kings. In fact, rebellion and sedition are normal there!

2 Kings 18:20

  1. Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Which of your allies will give you any military backing against Assyria?

Daniel 9:25

  1. Now listen and understand! Seven sets of seven plus sixty-two sets of seven will pass from the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One comes. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and strong defenses, despite the perilous times.

Jeremiah 52:3

  1. So the LORD, in his anger, finally banished the people of Jerusalem and Judah from his presence and sent them into exile. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Luke 13:34

  1. "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God's messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn't let me.

Nehemiah 1:3

  1. They said to me, "Things are not going well for those who returned to the province of Judah. They are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem has been torn down, and the gates have been burned."

2 Kings 24:1

  1. During Jehoiakim's reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded the land of Judah. Jehoiakim surrendered and paid him tribute for three years but then rebelled.

Isaiah 1:21

  1. See how Jerusalem, once so faithful, has become a prostitute. Once the home of justice and righteousness, she is now filled with murderers.
  2. Once like pure silver, you have become like worthless slag. Once so pure, you are now like watered-down wine.
  3. Your leaders are rebels, the companions of thieves. All of them take bribes and refuse to defend the orphans and the widows.

Acts 24:5

  1. For we have found him to be a troublemaker, a man who is constantly inciting the Jews throughout the world to riots and rebellions against the Roman government. He is a ringleader of the sect known as the Nazarenes.

Psalms 48:1

  1. How great is the LORD, and how much we should praise him in the city of our God, which is on his holy mountain!
  2. It is magnificent in elevation--the whole earth rejoices to see it! Mount Zion, the holy mountain, is the city of the great King!
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