Nehemiah 4:2 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 4:2

before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”

BSB

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ASV

And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned?

KJV

And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The army of Samaria - As he was governor, he had the command of the army, and he wished to excite the soldiers to second his views against Nehemiah and his men. What do these feeble Jews? - We may remark here, in general, that the enemies of God’s work endeavor by all means to discredit and destroy it, and those who are employed in it. 1. They despise the workmen: What do these feeble Jews? 2. They endeavor to turn all into ridicule: Will they fortify themselves?

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
אֶחָ֗יו	'e.Chav	brothers his	H251 →
וְחֵיל֙	ve.Cheil	and [the] army of	H2428 →
שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן	sho.me.Ron	Samaria	H8111 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
מָ֛ה	mah	what?	H4100 →
הַיְּהוּדִ֥ים	hai.ye.hu.Dim	[are] the Jews	H3064 →
הָאֲמֵלָלִ֖ים	ha.'a.me.la.Lim	<the> feeble	H537 →
עֹשִׂ֑ים	'o.Sim	doing	H6213 →
הֲיַעַזְב֨וּ	ha.ya.'az.Vu	¿ will they restore	H5800 →
לָהֶ֤ם	la.Hem	for themselves
הֲיִזְבָּ֙חוּ֙	ha.yiz.Ba.chu	¿ will they offer sacrifices	H2076 →
הַיְכַלּ֣וּ	hay.kha.Lu	¿ will they finish	H3615 →
בַיּ֔וֹם	vai.Yom	in the day	H3117 →
הַיְחַיּ֧וּ	hay.chai.Yu	¿ will they restore	H2421 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָאֲבָנִ֛ים	ha.'a.va.Nim	the stones	H68 →
מֵעֲרֵמ֥וֹת	me.'a.re.Mot	from [the] heaps of	H6194 →
הֶעָפָ֖ר	he.'a.Far	<the> debris	H6083 →
וְהֵ֥מָּה	ve.He.mah	and they	H1992 →
שְׂרוּפֽוֹת׃	se.ru.Fot	[are] burned	H8313 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 1:27
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
leads to
- James 2:5
  Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- Matthew 11:25
  At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
- 1 Corinthians 1:20
  Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
- Psalms 8:2
  From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
- Luke 21:15
  For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Through
Nehemiah 12:43
On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
leads to
- Ezra 3:13
  The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.
- Psalms 92:4
  For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
Through
Zechariah 12:8
On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of…
leads to
- Micah 5:2–4
  But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…