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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.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Nehemiah 2:17 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und ich sprach zu ihnen: Ihr sehet das Unglück, in welchem wir sind, daß Jerusalem wüst liegt und seine Tore mit Feuer verbrannt sind. Kommt und laßt uns die Mauer Jerusalems wieder aufbauen, daß wir nicht länger zum Hohne seien!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Díjeles pues: Vosotros veis el mal en que estamos, que Jerusalem está desierta, y sus puertas consumidas del fuego: venid, y edifiquemos el muro de Jerusalem, y no seamos más en oprobio.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então eu lhes disse: Com certeza vedes a miséria em que estamos, que Jerusalém está arruinada, e suas portas queimadas a fogo. Vinde, e reconstruamos o muro de Jerusalém, e não sejamos mais humilhados.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eu lhes disse: "Vós vedes o problema em que estamos, como Jerusalém está em ruínas e como os seus portões foram destruídos pelo fogo. Vinde, vamos reconstruir o muro de Jerusalém para que não estejamos mais em desgraça".

📖 Nehemiah 2:17 in Context

15Then 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.
16And 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.
17Then 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.
18Then 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.
19But 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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