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Nehemiah 1:3

And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
לִי֒lito me
הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞יםha.nish.'a.Rimthe survivorsH7604 →
אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834 →
נִשְׁאֲר֤וּnish.'a.Ruthey have survivedH7604 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַשְּׁבִי֙ha.she.Vithe captivityH7628 →
שָׁ֣םshamthereH8033 →
בַּמְּדִינָ֔הba.me.di.Nahin the provinceH4082 →
בְּרָעָ֥הbe.ra.'Ah[are] in troubleH7451 →
גְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahgreatH1419 →
וּבְחֶרְפָּ֑הu.ve.cher.Pahand in disgraceH2781 →
וְחוֹמַ֤תve.cho.Matand [the] wall ofH2346 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
מְפֹרָ֔צֶתme.fo.Ra.tzet[has been] broken downH6555 →
וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haand gates itsH8179 →
נִצְּת֥וּni.tze.Tuthey have been burnedH3341 →
בָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'Eshwith <the> fireH784 →

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Nehemiah 2:17Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”2 Kings 25:10And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.Proverbs 25:28Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.Isaiah 44:26who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’Lamentations 2:9Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.Nehemiah 2:13So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.Nehemiah 7:6These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,Nehemiah 9:36–37So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness—here we are as slaves!Nehemiah 2:3and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”Ezra 5:8Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones, and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.Deuteronomy 4:27Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.Lamentations 5:1Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us. Look and see our disgrace!Jeremiah 44:8–12Why are you provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to reside? As a result, you will be cut off and will become an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations of the earth.Nehemiah 11:3These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—1 Kings 9:7then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.Jeremiah 42:18For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’Jeremiah 24:9I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.Ezra 2:1Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,

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