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 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.”
In other translations
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 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.”
Hebrew words
וָאוֹמַרva'omarand I saidH559אֲלֵהֶם'alehemto themH413אַתֶּם'atemyouH859רֹאִיםro'im[are] seeingH7200הָרָעָהhara'ahthe troubleH7451אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834אֲנַחְנוּ'anachnuweH587בָהּvah[are] in itאֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389חֲרֵבָהcharevah[is] desolateH2720וּשְׁעָרֶיהָushe'areihaand gates itsH8179נִצְּתוּnitzetuthey have been burnedH3341בָאֵשׁva'eshwith <the> fireH784לְכוּlekhucomeH1980וְנִבְנֶהvenivnehso we may rebuildH1129אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853חוֹמַתchomat[the] wall ofH2346יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808נִהְיֶהnihyehwe will beH1961עוֹדodagainH5750חֶרְפָּה׃cherpaha reproachH2781
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Nehemiah 1:3And 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.And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”
- Psalm 79:4We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.
- Lamentations 3:45-4645 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.45 You have made us scum and refuse among the nations. 46 All our enemies open their mouths against us.
- Lamentations 2:8-98 The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together. 9 Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the Lord.8 The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the Daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not withdraw His hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and walls lament; together they waste away. 9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.
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- Ezekiel 22:4-54 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries. 5 Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.4 you are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close and have come to the end of your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mockery to all the lands. 5 Those near and far will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.
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