Nehemiah 2:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nehemiah 2:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 2:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 2:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let’s build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won’t be disgraced.””
Nehemiah 2:17 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 2:17 ASV — 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. ”
Nehemiah 2:17 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 2:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and I say unto them, `Ye are seeing the evil that we are in, in that Jerusalem <FI>is<Fi> 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.'”
Nehemiah 2:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 2:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I said to them, Ye see the distress that we are in, that Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach. ”
Nehemiah 2:17 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 2:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Nehemiah 2:17 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 2:17 in Context — Nehemiah 2
15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.
16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
17 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.
18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto 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, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
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What Does Nehemiah 2:17 Mean?
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