Nehemiah 1:2
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,
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.
3 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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
- WEB
- Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
- ASV
- that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
- DARBY
- that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and [certain] men of Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
- BLB
- And came in Hanani, one of my brothers—he and men from Judah—and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity of my brothers, and concerning Jerusalem.
- ÅB
- kom Hanani, en av mine brødre, og noen andre menn fra Juda. Jeg spurte dem da om jødene - den rest som var blitt frelst fra fangenskapet - og om Jerusalem.
- OTB
- Hanani, en av mine brødre, kom med noen menn fra Juda, og jeg spurte dem om den jødiske resten som hadde overlevd eksilet, og om Jerusalem.
- B1930
- kom Hanani, en av mine brødre, og nogen andre menn fra Juda. Jeg spurte dem da om jødene - den rest som var blitt frelst fra fangenskapet - og om Jerusalem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nehemiah 7:2
Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
Read in contextEzekiel 6:9
Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations.
Read in contextPsalms 137:5–6
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.
Read in contextJeremiah 44:14
so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone to reside in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, where they long to return and live; for none will return except a few fugitives.”
Read in contextEzekiel 7:16
The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
Read in contextEzra 9:14
shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?
Read in contextEzra 9:8–9
But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.
Read in contextEzekiel 24:26–27
on that day a fugitive will come and tell you the news.
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