Nehemiah 2:17
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.
Context
This verse from Nehemiah Chapter 2 connects to 10 cross-references. Artaxerxes notices Nehemiah's sorrow and asks the cause; Nehemiah prays silently, then requests permission and letters to travel to Judah to rebuild Jerusalem's walls—the king grants all his requests. Arriving in Jerusalem, Nehemiah secretly inspects the ruined walls at night …
Andere Übersetzungen
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.
and I say unto them, `Ye are seeing the evil that we are in, in that Jerusalem <FI>is<Fi> waste, and its gates have been burnt with fire; come and we build the wall of Jerusalem, and we are not any more a reproach.'
Then I said to them, You see what a bad condition we are in; how Jerusalem is a waste, and its doorways burned with fire: come, let us get to work, building up the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer be put to shame.
Querverweise
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Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
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Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty …