Ezra 4:16

We make known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls finished , you will then have no possession in the province Beyond the River .

We inform the king that if this city is built and its walls are restored, you will be left with nothing in Trans-Euphrates.

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.