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
Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant …
Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.
Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be …
Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the …
And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls …
And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt …
In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the …
For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured …