Nehemiah 2:17-20
World English Bible
17 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.” 18 I told them about the hand of my God which was good on me, and also about the king’s words that he had spoken to me.
They said, “Let’s rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work.
19 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?”
20 Then I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.”
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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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