Nehemiah 2:20

Faith Courage and strength God's presence Work

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?

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.

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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, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
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Acts 8:21
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
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Nehemiah 2:4
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
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Isaiah 56:5
Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
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Acts 10:31
And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
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Ecclesiastes 7:18
It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
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Psalms 35:27
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
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Psalms 51:18
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
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