Nehemiah 1:3
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
Context
This verse from Nehemiah Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. Nehemiah, cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, receives word that the returned exiles in Jerusalem are in great distress—the wall is broken down and the gates burned. He weeps, fasts, and prays for days, confessing the people's sins and appealing …
Other Translations
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
and they say to me, `Those left, who have been left of the captivity there in the province, <FI>are<Fi> in great evil, and in reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burnt with fire.'
They said to me, The small band of Jews now living there in the land are in great trouble and shame: the wall of Jerusalem has been broken down, and its doorways burned with fire.
Cross References
Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I …
And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of …
Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been …
Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great …
And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the …
And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the …
Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates …
These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried …
Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit …
And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they …