2:16 2:16

Nehemiah 2:17

2:18 2:18

Bible Versions

Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we [are] in, how Jerusalem [lieth] waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
Then said {H559} I unto them, Ye see {H7200} the distress {H7451} that we are in, how Jerusalem {H3389} lieth waste {H2720}, and the gates {H8179} thereof are burned {H3341} with fire {H784}: come {H3212}, and let us build up {H1129} the wall {H2346} of Jerusalem {H3389}, that we be no more a reproach {H2781}.
Afterwards, I said to them, "You see what a sad state we are in, how Yerushalayim lies in ruins, with it gates burned up. Come, let's rebuild the wall of Yerushalayim, so that we won't continue in disgrace."
Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”
Then said I unto them, Ye see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
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