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Nehemiah 2:17

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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.
Note: Commentary is generated by AI with a directive for Biblical fidelity. Always rely on the Holy Spirit for discernment. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • Ezekiel 5:14

    Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that [are] round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.
  • Nehemiah 1:3

    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.
  • Psalms 79:4

    We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
  • Lamentations 3:45

    Thou hast made us [as] the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
  • Lamentations 3:46

    All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
  • Lamentations 3:51

    Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
  • Isaiah 35:3

    Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
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