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Selected Verse: Nehemiah 1:3 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ne 1:3 |
Strong Concordance |
And they said [0559] unto me, The remnant [07604] that are left [07604] of the captivity [07628] there in the province [04082] are in great [01419] affliction [07451] and reproach [02781]: the wall [02346] of Jerusalem [03389] also is broken down [06555], and the gates [08179] thereof are burned [03341] with fire [0784]. |
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King James |
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The attempt to rebuild the wall in the time of the Pseudo-Smerdis Ezr 4:12-24 had been stopped. It still remained in ruins. The Assyrian sculptures show that it was the usual practice to burn the gates. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The province - In Judea, now a province under the Persian monarchs. The wall, &c. - The walls and gates continue as Nebuchadnezzar left them; the Jews not being in a condition to rebuild them, nor having commission from the kings of Persia to do so. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The wall of Jerusalem also is broken down - This must refer to the walls, which had been rebuilt after the people returned from their captivity: for it could not refer to the walls which were broken down and levelled with the dust by Nebuchadnezzar; for to hear of this could be no news to Nehemiah. |
12 Be it [01934] known [03046] unto the king [04430], that the Jews [03062] which [01768] came up [05559] from [04481] thee [03890] to us [05922] are come [0858] unto Jerusalem [03390], building [01124] the rebellious [04779] and the bad [0873] city [07149], and have set up [03635] [03635] the walls [07792] thereof, and joined [02338] the foundations [0787].
13 Be it known [03046] [01934] now [03705] unto the king [04430], that, if [02006] this [01791] city [07149] be builded [01124], and the walls [07792] set up [03635] again, then will they not [03809] pay [05415] toll [04061], tribute [01093], and custom [01983], and so thou shalt endamage [05142] the revenue [0674] of the kings [04430].
14 Now [03705] because [06903] [03606] we have [01768] maintenance [04415] [04416] from the king's palace [01965], and it was not [03809] meet [0749] for us to see [02370] the king's [04430] dishonour [06173], therefore [05922] [01836] have we sent [07972] and certified [03046] the king [04430];
15 That search [01240] may be made in the book [05609] of the records [01799] of thy fathers [02]: so shalt thou find [07912] in the book [05609] of the records [01799], and know [03046] that this [01791] city [07149] is a rebellious [04779] city [07149], and hurtful [05142] unto kings [04430] and provinces [04083], and that they have moved [05648] sedition [0849] within the same [01459] of [04481] old [05957] time [03118]: for [05922] which [01836] cause was this [01791] city [07149] destroyed [02718].
16 We [0586] certify [03046] the king [04430] that, if [02006] this [01791] city [07149] be builded [01124] again, and the walls [07792] thereof set up [03635], by this [01836] means [06903] thou shalt have [0383] no [03809] portion [02508] on this side [05675] the river [05103].
17 Then sent [07972] the king [04430] an answer [06600] unto [05922] Rehum [07348] the chancellor [01169] [02942], and to Shimshai [08124] the scribe [05613], and to the rest [07606] of their companions [03675] that dwell [03488] in Samaria [08115], and unto the rest [07606] beyond [05675] the river [05103], Peace [08001], and at such a time [03706].
18 The letter [05407] which ye sent [07972] unto us [05922] hath been plainly [06568] read [07123] before [06925] me.
19 And I [04481] commanded [07761] [02942], and search [01240] hath been made, and it is found [07912] that this [01791] city [07149] of [04481] old [05957] time [03118] hath made insurrection [05376] against [05922] kings [04430], and that rebellion [04776] and sedition [0849] have been made [05648] therein.
20 There have been [01934] mighty [08624] kings [04430] also over [05922] Jerusalem [03390], which have ruled [07990] over all [03606] countries beyond [05675] the river [05103]; and toll [04061], tribute [01093], and custom [01983], was paid [03052] unto them.
21 Give [07761] ye now [03705] commandment [02942] to cause [0989] these [0479] men [01400] to cease [0989], and that this [01791] city [07149] be not [03809] builded [01124], until [05705] another commandment [02941] shall be given [07761] from me [04481].
22 Take heed [01934] [02095] now that ye fail [07960] not to do [05922] [05648] this [01836]: why [04101] should damage [02257] grow [07680] to the hurt [05142] of the kings [04430]?
23 Now [0116] when [04481] [01768] the copy [06573] of king [04430] Artaxerxes [0783]' letter [05407] was read [07123] before [06925] Rehum [07348], and Shimshai [08124] the scribe [05613], and their companions [03675], they went up [0236] in haste [0924] to Jerusalem [03390] unto [05922] the Jews [03062], and made them [01994] to cease [0989] by force [0153] and power [02429].
24 Then [0116] ceased [0989] the work [05673] of the house [01005] of God [0426] which is at Jerusalem [03390]. So it ceased [01934] [0989] unto [05705] the second [08648] year [08140] of the reign [04437] of Darius [01868] king [04430] of Persia [06540].