Nehemiah 13:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nehemiah 13:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 13:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 13:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Didn’t your fathers do this, and didn’t our God bring all this evil on us and on this city? Yet you bring more wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath.””
Nehemiah 13:18 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 13:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Nehemiah 13:18 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 13:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thus did not your fathers do? and our God bringeth in on us all this evil, and on this city, and ye are adding fierceness on Israel, to pollute the sabbath.'”
Nehemiah 13:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 13:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Did not your fathers thus, and did not ourGod bring all this evil upon us and upon this city? And ye will bring more wrath against Israel by profaning the sabbath. ”
Nehemiah 13:18 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 13:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Did not your fathers thus, and our God brought all this plague vpon vs, and vpon this citie? yet yee increase the wrath vpon Israel, in breaking the Sabbath.”
Nehemiah 13:18 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 13:18 in Context — Nehemiah 13
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.
20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
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What Does Nehemiah 13:18 Mean?
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