SEV Biblia, Chapter 4:3
Y les dijo Zorobabel, y Jesúa, y los demás cabezas de los padres de Israel: No nos conviene edificar con vosotros Casa a nuestro Dios, sino que nosotros solos la edificaremos al SEÑOR Dios de Israel, como nos mandó el rey Ciro, rey de Persia.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Ezra 4:3
Verse 3. Ye have nothing to do with us] We cannot acknowledge you as worshippers of the true God, and cannot participate with you in anything that relates to his worship.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 3. But Zerubbabel, and Joshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers, said unto them , etc.] The prince and high priest, and chief of the people: you have nothing to do with us to build an house to our God ; being neither of the same nation, nor of the same religion: but we ourselves together will build to the Lord God of Israel ; we and we only, who are together as one man, united in one body of people, and in the same religious sentiments, being Israelites; we separately, without admitting strangers among us, will build a temple to the God of Israel: as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, hath commanded us ; thereby letting them know that they acted by his authority, and the commission they had from him only concerned themselves, and not others.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-5 - Every attempt to revive true religion will stir up the opposition of Satan, and of those in whom he works. The adversaries were the Samaritans, who had been planted in the land of Israel, 2Ki 17. It wa plain that they did not mean to unite in the worship of the Lord according to his word. Let those who discourage a good work, and weake them that are employed in it, see whose pattern they follow. (Ez 4:6-24)
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 להם זרבבל 2216 וישׁוע 3442 ושׁאר 7605 ראשׁי 7218 האבות 1 לישׂראל 3478 לא 3808 לכם ולנו לבנות 1129 בית 1004 לאלהינו 430 כי 3588 אנחנו 587 יחד 3162 נבנה 1129 ליהוה 3068 אלהי 430 ישׂראל 3478 כאשׁר 834 צונו 6680 המלך 4428 כורשׁ 3566 מלך 4428 פרס׃ 6539
