Nehemiah 2:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Nehemiah 2:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 2:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 2:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?””
Nehemiah 2:19 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 2:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
Nehemiah 2:19 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 2:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, and they mock at us, and despise us, and say, `What <FI>is<Fi> this thing that ye are doing? against the king are ye rebelling?'”
Nehemiah 2:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 2:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobijah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it; and they mocked us and despised us, and said, What is this thing which ye do? will ye rebel against the king? ”
Nehemiah 2:19 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 2:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the seruant an Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian heard it, they mocked vs and despised vs, and said, What a thing is this that ye doe? Will ye rebell against the King?”
Nehemiah 2:19 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 2:19 in Context — Nehemiah 2
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?
20 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
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What Does Nehemiah 2:19 Mean?
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