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Nehemiah 7:4

2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.

Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

5 And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,

6 These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;

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BSB
Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
KJV
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
WEB
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
ASV
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
DARBY
Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
BLB
And the city [was] was wide on two hands and great, and the people [were] few in its midst, and the houses had not been rebuilt.
ÅB
Byen var vid og stor, men folket i den var fåtallig, og ingen nye hus var bygget.
OTB
Byen var stor og romslig, men befolkningen var liten, og husene var ikke blitt gjenoppbygd.
B1930
Byen var vid og stor, men folket i den var fåtallig, og ingen nye hus var bygget.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 6:33

    But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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  • Isaiah 58:12

    And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

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  • Haggai 1:4–6

    Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?

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