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Ezra Chapter 4 verse 16 Holy Bible

ASV Ezra 4:16

We certify the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River.
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BBE Ezra 4:16

We give you word, that if the building of this town and its walls is made complete, there will be an end of your power in the country across the river.
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DARBY Ezra 4:16

We inform the king that if this city be built and its walls be completed, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
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KJV Ezra 4:16

We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
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WBT Ezra 4:16

We certify the king that, if this city shall be built again, and its walls set up, by this means thou wilt have no portion on this side of the river.
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WEB Ezra 4:16

We inform the king that, if this city be built, and the walls finished, by this means you shall have no portion beyond the River.
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YLT Ezra 4:16

We are making known to the king that, if this city be builded and the walls finished, by this means a portion beyond the river thou hast none.'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 16. - Thou shalt have no portion on this side the river. It is not quite clear whether the river intended here and in ver. 10 is the Euphrates or the Jordan. Generally in the Old Testament hannahar means the Euphrates, but the exaggeration is gross if that river was intended here. Only twice in their history had the Israelites advanced their frontier as far as that stream - under Solomon (1 Kings 4:21) and under Menahem (2 Kings 15:16); in their present depressed condition it was absurd to imagine that they could rival those early glories. But jealousy does not stop to weigh the reasonableness of its accusations. CHAPTER 4:17-24.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) No portion on this side the river.--The same unscrupulous use of language: that is, if the river Euphrates is meant. In the days of Solomon, and once or twice subsequently, the Israelites had advanced towards the river, but it was not likely that they would ever do so again. The letter may, however, have been intended to suggest loosely that Jerusalem might become a centre of general disaffection.