Nehemiah 1:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

when my brother Hanani came with some men from Judah. So I asked them about the Jews who had escaped from being captives in Babylonia. I also asked them about the city of Jerusalem.

Cross References

Genesis 14:10

was full of tar pits, and when the troops from Sodom and Gomorrah started running away, some of them fell into the pits. Others escaped to the hill country.

2 Kings 24:14

He also led away as prisoners the Jerusalem officials, the military leaders, and the skilled workers—ten thousand in all. Only the very poorest people were left in Judah.

2 Kings 25:12

Only some of the poorest people were left behind to work the vineyards and the fields.

Ezra 9:14

Why should we disobey your commands again by letting our sons and daughters marry these foreigners who do such disgusting things? That would make you angry enough to destroy us all!

Nehemiah 7:2

I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, because Hananiah could be trusted, and he respected God more than most people did.

Jeremiah 44:14

None of you will survive. You may hope to return to Judah some day, but only a very few of you will escape death and be able to go back.

Ezekiel 6:9

where they will be prisoners. And when they think of me, they will realize that they disgraced me by rebelling and by worshipping idols. They will hate themselves for the evil things they did,

Ezekiel 7:16

Anyone who survives will escape into the hills, like doves who leave the valleys to find safety. All of you will moan because of your sins.