Nehemiah 7:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Now the city was spread out and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 58:12 : 12 Your perpetual ruins will be rebuilt; you will reestablish the ancient foundations. You will be called,‘The one who repairs broken walls, the one who makes the streets inhabitable again.’
  • Hag 1:4-6 : 4 “Is it right for you to live in richly paneled houses while my temple is in ruins? 5 Here then, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said:‘Think carefully about what you are doing. 6 You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but are never filled. You drink, but are still thirsty. You put on clothes, but are not warm. Those who earn wages end up with holes in their money bags.’”
  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

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    18The builders to a man had their swords strapped to their sides while they were building. But the trumpeter remained with me.

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    5My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders, the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record:

    6These are the people of the province who returned from the captivity of the exiles, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his own city.

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    3They said to me,“The remnant that remains from the exile there in the province are experiencing considerable adversity and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem lies breached, and its gates have been burned down!”

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    10You counted the houses in Jerusalem, and demolished houses so you could have material to reinforce the wall.

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    13So I stationed people at the lower places behind the wall in the exposed places. I stationed the people by families, with their swords, spears, and bows.

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    7Leave the work on this temple of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this temple of God in its proper place.

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    21Now give orders that these men cease their work and that this city not be rebuilt until such time as I so instruct.

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