Nehemiah 2:17
15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.
16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
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.
18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.
Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Men nå sa jeg til dem: Dere ser selv den ulykke vi er i, at Jerusalem ligger øde og dets porter er brent opp; kom og la oss bygge opp igjen Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke mere skal være til spott!
- OTB
- Så sa jeg til dem: “Dere kan se situasjonen vi er i: Jerusalem ligger i ruiner, og dens porter er blitt brent. Kom, la oss gjenoppbygge Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke lenger vil være i vanære.”
- B1930
- Men nu sa jeg til dem: I ser selv den ulykke vi er i, at Jerusalem ligger øde og dets porter er opbrent; kom og la oss bygge op igjen Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke mere skal være til spott!
- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let’s build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won’t be disgraced.”
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And I said to them, Ye see the distress that we are in, that Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
- BLB
- And I said to them, “You⁺ see the distress that we [are] in—that Jerusalem [is] waste and its gates are burned with the fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may not be anymore a reproach.”
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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.
Les i sammenhengIsaiah 35:3–4
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Les i sammenhengPsalms 79:4
We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
Les i sammenhengLamentations 3:51
Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
Les i sammenhengNehemiah 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.
Les i sammenhengLamentations 3:45–46
Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
Les i sammenhengPsalms 89:50–51
Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
Les i sammenhengEzekiel 22:4–5
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.
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