Nehemiah 1:3
1 These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
2 Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.
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.”
4 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
5 Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
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- ÅB
- De svarte meg: De som er blitt igjen fra fangenskapet og nå bor der i landskapet, er i stor ulykke og vanære; Jerusalems mur er nedrevet og portene brent opp.
- OTB
- De svarte: "De som overlevde eksilet og er i provinsen, er i stor nød og vanære. Jerusalems mur er revet ned, og portene er brent med ild."
- B1930
- De svarte mig: De som er blitt igjen fra fangenskapet og nu bor der i landskapet, er i stor ulykke og vanære; Jerusalems mur er nedrevet og portene opbrent.
- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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 is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”
- ASV
- 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
- 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.
- BLB
- And they said to me, “The remnant who are left from the captivity there in the province [are] in great distress, and in reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem [is] broken down, and its gates have been burned with the fire.”
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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 down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”
Les i sammenheng2 Kings 25:10
And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
Les i sammenhengNehemiah 9:36–37
So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!
Les i sammenhengNehemiah 7:6
These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
Les i sammenhengNehemiah 2:13
So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.
Les i sammenhengEzra 5:8
Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones, and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.
Les i sammenhengNehemiah 2:3
and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
Les i sammenhengPsalms 137:1–3
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
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