Nehemiah 2:20
18 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”
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Compare
- BSB
- So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”
- KJV
- Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
- WEB
- Then I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.”
- ASV
- Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
- DARBY
- And I answered them, and said to them, The God of the heavens, he will prosper us, and we his servants will arise and build; but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.
- BLB
- And I returned to them word and said to them, “The God of the heavens, He will prosper us, and we His servants will arise and build. And you⁺ have no heritage or right or memorial in Jerusalem.”
- ÅB
- Da svarte jeg dem så: Himmelens Gud, han vil la det lykkes for oss, og vi hans tjenere vil gjøre oss rede og bygge; men dere har hverken del eller rett eller ettermæle i Jerusalem.
[^1]: Eufrat. - OTB
- Jeg svarte dem og sa: “Himmelens Gud vil gi oss fremgang. Vi, hans tjenere, vil begynne å bygge, men for dere, dere har ingen del, rett eller historisk krav i Jerusalem.”
- B1930
- Da svarte jeg dem så: Himmelens Gud, han vil la det lykkes for oss, og vi hans tjenere vil gjøre oss rede og bygge; men I har hverken del eller rett eller eftermæle i Jerusalem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezra 4:3
But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”
Read in contextActs 8:21
You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
Read in contextNehemiah 2:4
“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven
Read in contextIsaiah 56:5
I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
Read in contextActs 10:31
and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 7:18
It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
Read in contextPsalms 35:27
May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
Read in contextPsalms 51:18
In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
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