Nehemiah 13:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?”
Nehemiah 13:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 13:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 13:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?”
Nehemiah 13:17 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 13:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? ”
Nehemiah 13:17 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 13:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I strive with the freemen of Judah, and say to them, `What <FI>is<Fi> this evil thing that ye are doing, and polluting the sabbath-day?”
Nehemiah 13:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 13:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this which ye do, profaning the sabbath day? ”
Nehemiah 13:17 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 13:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then reprooued I the rulers of Iudah, and sayd vnto them, What euil thing is this that yee doe, and breake the Sabbath day?”
Nehemiah 13:17 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 13:17 in Context — Nehemiah 13
15 In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.
16 There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.
19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
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What Does Nehemiah 13:17 Mean?
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