Parallel Verses New International Version They said to me, "Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire." King James Bible And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. Darby Bible Translation And they said to me, Those who remain, that are left of the captivity there in the province, are in great affliction and reproach; and the wall of Jerusalem is in ruins, and its gates are burned with fire. World English Bible They said to me, "The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire." Young's Literal Translation and they say to me, 'Those left, who have been left of the captivity there in the province, are in great evil, and in reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burnt with fire.' Nehemiah 1:3 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleThe wall of Jerusalem also is broken down - This must refer to the walls, which had been rebuilt after the people returned from their captivity: for it could not refer to the walls which were broken down and levelled with the dust by Nebuchadnezzar; for to hear of this could be no news to Nehemiah. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge the province Nehemiah 11:3 Now these are the chief of the province that dwelled in Jerusalem... in great Psalm 137:1-3 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion... Lamentations 3:61 You have heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their imaginations against me; Lamentations 5:1 Remember, O LORD, what is come on us: consider, and behold our reproach. reproach Jeremiah 29:18 And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence... the wall Isaiah 64:10,11 Your holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation... Library The Church and Social Evils'It came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven.'--NEH. i. 4. Ninety years had passed since the returning exiles had arrived at Jerusalem. They had encountered many difficulties which had marred their progress and cooled their enthusiasm. The Temple, indeed, was rebuilt, but Jerusalem lay in ruins, and its walls remained as they had been left, by Nebuchadnezzar's siege, some century and a half before. … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture A Man of Opportunity Cross References 2 Kings 25:10 The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem. Nehemiah 2:3 but I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should my face not look sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?" Nehemiah 2:13 By night I went out through the Valley Gate toward the Jackal Well and the Dung Gate, examining the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire. Nehemiah 2:17 Then I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace." Nehemiah 7:6 These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, Proverbs 25:28 Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control. Jeremiah 39:8 The Babylonians set fire to the royal palace and the houses of the people and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. Jump to Previous Affliction Band Broken Burned Burnt Captivity Destroyed Distress Doorways Escaped Evil Exile Fire Gates Great Jerusalem Jews Left Province Remnant Reproach Shame Small Survived Survivors Thereof Trouble WallJump to Next Affliction Band Broken Burned Burnt Captivity Destroyed Distress Doorways Escaped Evil Exile Fire Gates Great Jerusalem Jews Left Province Remnant Reproach Shame Small Survived Survivors Thereof Trouble WallLinks Nehemiah 1:3 NIVNehemiah 1:3 NLT Nehemiah 1:3 ESV Nehemiah 1:3 NASB Nehemiah 1:3 KJV Nehemiah 1:3 Bible Apps Nehemiah 1:3 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 1:3 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 1:3 French Bible Nehemiah 1:3 German Bible Nehemiah 1:3 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |
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