Verse 2

That Hanani{H2607}, one{H259} of my brethren{H251}, came{H935}{(H8799)}, he and certain men{H582} of Judah{H3063}; and I asked{H7592}{(H8799)} them concerning the Jews{H3064} that had escaped{H6413}, which were left{H7604}{(H8738)} of the captivity{H7628}, and concerning Jerusalem{H3389}.

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 7:2 : 2 That I gave my brother{H251} Hanani{H2607}, and Hananiah{H2608} the ruler{H8269} of the palace{H1002}, charge{H6680}{(H8762)} over Jerusalem{H3389}: for he was a faithful{H571} man{H376}, and feared{H3372}{(H8804)} God{H430} above many{H7227}.
  • Ps 122:6-9 : 6 Pray{H7592}{(H8798)} for the peace{H7965} of Jerusalem{H3389}: they shall prosper{H7951}{(H8799)} that love{H157}{(H8802)} thee. 7 Peace{H7965} be within thy walls{H2426}, and prosperity{H7962} within thy palaces{H759}. 8 For my brethren{H251} and companions{H7453}' sakes, I will now say{H1696}{(H8762)}, Peace{H7965} be within thee. 9 Because of the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068} our God{H430} I will seek{H1245}{(H8762)} thy good{H2896}.
  • Ps 137:5-6 : 5 If I forget{H7911}{(H8799)} thee, O Jerusalem{H3389}, let my right hand{H3225} forget{H7911}{(H8799)} her cunning. 6 If I do not remember{H2142}{(H8799)} thee, let my tongue{H3956} cleave{H1692}{(H8799)} to the roof of my mouth{H2441}; if I prefer{H5927}{(H8686)} not Jerusalem{H3389} above my chief{H7218} joy{H8057}.
  • Jer 44:14 : 14 So that none of the remnant{H7611} of Judah{H3063}, which are gone{H935}{(H8802)} into the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} to sojourn{H1481}{(H8800)} there, shall escape{H6412} or remain{H8300}, that they should return{H7725}{(H8800)} into the land{H776} of Judah{H3063}, to the which they have{H5375}{(H8764)} a desire{H5315} to return{H7725}{(H8800)} to dwell{H3427}{(H8800)} there: for none shall return{H7725}{(H8799)} but such as shall escape{H6405}.
  • Ezek 6:9 : 9 And they that escape{H6412} of you shall remember{H2142}{(H8804)} me among the nations{H1471} whither they shall be carried captives{H7617}{(H8738)}, because I am broken{H7665}{(H8738)} with their whorish{H2181}{(H8802)} heart{H3820}, which hath departed{H5493}{(H8804)} from me, and with their eyes{H5869}, which go a whoring{H2181}{(H8802)} after{H310} their idols{H1544}: and they shall lothe{H6962}{(H8738)} themselves{H6440} for the evils{H7451} which they have committed{H6213}{(H8804)} in all their abominations{H8441}.
  • Ezek 7:16 : 16 But they that escape{H6403}{(H8804)} of them shall escape{H6412}, and shall be on the mountains{H2022} like doves{H3123} of the valleys{H1516}, all of them mourning{H1993}{(H8802)}, every one{H376} for his iniquity{H5771}.
  • Ezek 24:26-27 : 26 That he that escapeth{H6412} in that day{H3117} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} unto thee, to cause thee to hear{H2045} it with thine ears{H241}? 27 In that day{H3117} shall thy mouth{H6310} be opened{H6605}{(H8735)} to him which is escaped{H6412}, and thou shalt speak{H1696}{(H8762)}, and be no more dumb{H481}{(H8735)}: and thou shalt be a sign{H4159} unto them; and they shall know{H3045}{(H8804)} that I am the LORD{H3068}.
  • Ezra 9:8-9 : 8 And now for a little{H4592} space{H7281} grace{H8467} hath been shewed from the LORD{H3068} our God{H430}, to leave{H7604}{(H8687)} us a remnant to escape{H6413}, and to give{H5414}{(H8800)} us a nail{H3489} in his holy{H6944} place{H4725}, that our God{H430} may lighten{H215}{(H8687)} our eyes{H5869}, and give{H5414}{(H8800)} us a little{H4592} reviving{H4241} in our bondage{H5659}. 9 For we were bondmen{H5650}; yet our God{H430} hath not forsaken{H5800}{(H8804)} us in our bondage{H5659}, but hath extended{H5186}{(H8686)} mercy{H2617} unto us in the sight{H6440} of the kings{H4428} of Persia{H6539}, to give{H5414}{(H8800)} us a reviving{H4241}, to set up{H7311}{(H8788)} the house{H1004} of our God{H430}, and to repair{H5975}{(H8687)} the desolations{H2723} thereof, and to give{H5414}{(H8800)} us a wall{H1447} in Judah{H3063} and in Jerusalem{H3389}.
  • Ezra 9:14 : 14 Should we again{H7725}{(H8799)} break{H6565}{(H8687)} thy commandments{H4687}, and join in affinity{H2859}{(H8692)} with the people{H5971} of these abominations{H8441}? wouldest not thou be angry{H599}{(H8799)} with us till thou hadst consumed{H3615}{(H8763)} us, so that there should be no remnant{H7611} nor escaping{H6413}?