דֵּךְ

Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, they will not pay tribute, duty, or toll, and the royal treasury will suffer.

We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates.

Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.

So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”

Leave this work on the house of God alone. Let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site.