Nehemiah 2:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then I said to them, You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem is in ruins, and its gates have been burned by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace."

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559} I unto them, Ye see{H7200} the evil{H7451} case that we are in, how Jerusalem{H3389} lieth waste,{H2720} and the gates{H8179} thereof are burned{H3341} with fire:{H784} come,{H3212} and let us build up{H1129} the wall{H2346} of Jerusalem,{H3389} that we be no more a reproach.{H2781}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559}{(H8799)} I unto them, Ye see{H7200}{(H8802)} the distress{H7451} that we are in, how Jerusalem{H3389} lieth waste{H2720}, and the gates{H8179} thereof are burned{H3341}{(H8738)} with fire{H784}: come{H3212}{(H8798)}, and let us build up{H1129}{(H8799)} the wall{H2346} of Jerusalem{H3389}, that we be no more a reproach{H2781}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & I saide vnto the: Ye se the myserye yt we are in, how Ierusale lyeth wayst, & how ye gates therof are brent wt fyre, come, let vs buylde vp ye walles of Ierusale, yt we be nomore a rebuke.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Afterward I said vnto them, Ye see the miserie that we are in, how Ierusalem lyeth waste, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire: come and let vs buylde the wall of Ierusalem, that we be no more a reproche.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Afterwarde sayde I vnto them: Ye see the miserie that we are in, howe Hierusalem lyeth waste, and howe the gates thereof are burnt with fire: come therefore, and let vs buylde vp the wall of Hierusalem, and that we be no more a rebuke.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then said I to them, You see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and the gates of it are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and I say unto them, `Ye are seeing the evil that we are in, in that Jerusalem `is' 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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then I said to them, "You see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won't be disgraced."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then I said to them,“You see the problem that we have: Jerusalem is desolate and its gates are burned. Come on! Let’s rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that this reproach will not continue.”

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 1:3 : 3 And they said to 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 its gates are burned with fire.
  • Ezek 5:14 : 14 Moreover I will make you a waste, and a reproach among the nations that are around you, in the sight of all that pass by.
  • Lam 3:45-46 : 45 You have made us like refuse and scorn among the people. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
  • Ps 44:13 : 13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to those that are around us.
  • Ps 79:4 : 4 We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.
  • Jer 24:9 : 9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their harm, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.
  • Lam 2:2 : 2 The Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob, and has not pitied: He has thrown down in His wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He has brought them down to the ground: He has defiled the kingdom and its princes.
  • Lam 2:8-9 : 8 The Lord has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: He has stretched out a line, He has not withdrawn His hand from destroying: therefore He made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together. 9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the Lord.
  • 1 Sam 11:2 : 2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, "On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it as a reproach upon all Israel."
  • Ezra 5:1-2 : 1 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even to them. 2 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, arose and began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
  • Ezra 10:2-4 : 2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have sinned against our God and have taken foreign wives from the peoples of the land, yet now there is hope for Israel in this matter. 3 Therefore, let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and their children, according to the advice of my lord and those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the law. 4 Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. Be strong and do it.
  • Ps 79:12 : 12 And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.
  • Ps 89:50-51 : 50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants; how I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; 51 With which your enemies have reproached, O LORD, with which they have reproached the footsteps of your anointed.
  • Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. 4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; He will come and save you.
  • Lam 3:51 : 51 My eye affects my heart because of all the daughters of my city.
  • Ezek 22:4-5 : 4 You have become guilty by the blood that you have shed, and have defiled yourself with your idols which you have made; and you have caused your days to draw near, and have come even to your years: therefore I have made you a reproach to the heathen, and a mocking to all countries. 5 Those who are near, and those who are far from you, shall mock you, who are infamous and much vexed.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Neh 1:2-4
    3 verses
    85%

    2 That Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

    3 And they said to 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 its gates are burned with fire.

    4 And it happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

  • Neh 2:18-20
    3 verses
    83%

    18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me, and also the king's words that he had spoken to me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

    19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian heard it, they mocked us and despised us, and said, What is this thing that you do? Will you rebel against the king?

    20 Then I answered them and said to them, The God of heaven will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.

  • Neh 4:5-13
    9 verses
    80%

    5 Do not cover their iniquity, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before you: for they have provoked you to anger before the builders.

    6 So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together up to half its height: for the people had a mind to work.

    7 But it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were repaired, and the breaches began to be stopped, they were very angry,

    8 And all of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

    9 Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

    10 And Judah said, The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

    11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know or see anything until we come in among them and kill them, and cause the work to cease.

    12 And when the Jews who lived near them came, they said to us ten times, From whatever place you turn, they will be upon us.

    13 Therefore I set men in the lowest parts behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people according to their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

  • Neh 4:17-19
    3 verses
    80%

    17 Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked in the construction, and with the other held a weapon.

    18 For every builder had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me.

    19 Then I said to the nobles, the rulers, and the rest of the people, The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.

  • Ezra 4:12-13
    2 verses
    79%

    12 Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from you to us are come to Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls and joined the foundations.

    13 Be it known now to the king, that, if this city is built, and the walls set up again, then they will not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so you will harm the revenue of the kings.

  • Ezra 5:8-9
    2 verses
    79%

    8 Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones, and timber is being laid in the walls, and this work is going on rapidly and prospers in their hands.

    9 Then we asked those elders and said to them, Who commanded you to build this house and to finish these walls?

  • Neh 4:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1 But it happened that when Sanballat heard we were building the wall, he was angry, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

    2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish that are burned?

    3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, Even what they build, if a fox goes up, he will break down their stone wall.

  • Neh 2:15-16
    2 verses
    78%

    15 Then I went up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.

    16 And the rulers did not know where I had gone, or what I had done; I had not yet told it to the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the rulers, or the rest who did the work.

  • Neh 4:15
    77%

    15 And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their plan to nothing, that we all returned to the wall, each to his work.

  • Neh 2:13
    77%

    13 And I went out by night through the valley gate, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed with fire.

  • Neh 6:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall, and there was no gap in it; (though at that time I had not set up the doors on the gates;)

    2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they planned to harm me.

  • Ezra 9:9
    76%

    9 For we were bondservants, yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, to repair its desolations, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

  • Neh 2:3
    76%

    3 And said to the king, Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?

  • Neh 6:16
    76%

    16 And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they realized that this work was done by our God.

  • Ezra 5:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3 At the same time, Tatnai, governor on this side of the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, came to them and said, Who has commanded you to build this house and to finish this wall?

    4 Then we said to them in this manner, What are the names of the men who are building this building?

  • Neh 5:16
    75%

    16 Indeed, I also devoted myself to the work on this wall and did not buy any land. All my servants were gathered there for the work.

  • Neh 5:9
    75%

    9 Also I said, What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?

  • Neh 13:21
    74%

    21 Then I warned them, and said to them, Why do you spend the night around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time on they came no more on the Sabbath.

  • Ezra 4:1
    74%

    1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to the LORD God of Israel,

  • Isa 22:10
    73%

    10 And you have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses you have broken down to fortify the wall.

  • Neh 7:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 And I said to them, Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they are standing by, let them shut and bar the doors: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one opposite his house.

    4 Now the city was large and spacious, but the people were few in it, and the houses were not built.

  • Ezra 4:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 That search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: so you shall find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause this city was destroyed.

    16 We certify the king that, if this city is built again, and the walls set up, by this means you will have no portion on this side of the river.

  • Neh 6:6
    73%

    6 In which was written, It is reported among the nations, and Geshem says it, that you and the Jews plan to rebel: therefore you are building the wall, that you may be their king, according to these reports.

  • Neh 2:10
    73%

    10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

  • Ezra 8:22
    72%

    22 For I was ashamed to request from the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek him; but his power and his wrath are against all who forsake him.

  • Neh 13:11
    72%

    11 So I contended with the rulers, and said, Why has the house of God been forsaken? And I gathered them together and placed them in their stations.

  • Ezra 5:11
    72%

    11 And they returned an answer to us, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the house that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and set up.