Nehemiah 7:4
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
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- Isa 58:12 : 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.
- Hag 1:4-6 : 4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste? 5 Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. 6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
- Matt 6:33 : 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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14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:
- Neh 4:18-192 verses75%
18 For the builders, every o had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, o far from another.
- Neh 7:5-73 verses75%
5 And my God put into mi heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckod by gealogy. And I found a register of the gealogy 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 buchadzzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every o unto his city;
7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, hemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, hum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;
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3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be oped 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 o in his watch, and every o to be over against his house.
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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 burd with fire.
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4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
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4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
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6 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joid together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
7 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
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1 And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.
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1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
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17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burd with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
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1 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring o of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and ni parts to dwell in other cities.
2 And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
3 Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every o in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the thinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.
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10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
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15 That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.
16 We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
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12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
13 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
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9 In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
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10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
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4 Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
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1 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our emies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)
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8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
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4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expences be given out of the king's house:
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73 So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the thinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
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13 Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
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4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
5 Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
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7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
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1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;
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7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
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22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every o with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
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4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
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16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
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3 Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
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9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
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38 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
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16 So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every o upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
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16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, ither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
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21 Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
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70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
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3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
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3 Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?