Nehemiah 2:17-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Decision to Restore the Walls
17 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer suffer disgrace.”(A) 18 I told them that the hand of my God had been gracious upon me and also the words that the king had spoken to me. Then they said, “Let us start building!” So they committed themselves to the common good.(B) 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official[a] and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they mocked and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”(C) 20 Then I replied to them, “The God of heaven is the one who will give us success, and we his servants are going to start building, but you have no share or claim or memorial in Jerusalem.”(D)
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- 2.19 Heb servant
Nehemiah 2:17-20
New American Standard Bible
17 Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation we are in, that (A)Jerusalem is desolate and its gates have been burned by fire. Come, let’s rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that we will no longer be a disgrace.” 18 And I told them how the hand of my God had been favorable to me and also about the king’s words which he had spoken to me. Then they said, “Let’s arise and build.” (B)So they put their hands to the good work. 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite [a]official, and (C)Geshem the Arab heard about it, (D)they mocked us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? (E)Are you rebelling against the king?” 20 So I answered them and said to them, “(F)The God of heaven will make us successful; therefore we His servants will arise and build, (G)but you have no part, right, or memorial in Jerusalem.”
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- Nehemiah 2:19 Lit servant
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