Nehemiah 2:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But when I got back, I said to them, “Jerusalem is truly in a mess! The gates have been torn down and burnt, and everything is in ruins. We must rebuild the city wall so that we can again take pride in our city.”

Cross References

Ezra 9:9

We are slaves, but you have never turned your back on us. You love us, and because of you, the kings of Persia have helped us. It's as though you have given us new life! You let us rebuild your temple and live safely in Judah and Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1:3

They told me, “Those captives who have come back are having all kinds of troubles. They are terribly disgraced, Jerusalem's walls are broken down, and its gates have been burnt.”

Nehemiah 2:13

I went through Valley Gate on the west, then south past Dragon Spring, before coming to Rubbish Gate. As I rode along, I took a good look at the crumbled walls of the city and the gates that had been torn down and burnt.

Nehemiah 2:16

None of the city officials knew what I had in mind. And I had not even told any of the Jews—not the priests, the leaders, the officials, or any other Jews who would be helping in the work.

Nehemiah 3:15

Shallum son of Colhozeh ruled the district of Mizpah, and he rebuilt Fountain Gate. He put a cover over the gateway, then hung the doors and added metal bolts and wooden beams as locks. He also rebuilt the wall at Shelah Pool. This section was next to the king's garden and went as far as the stairs leading down from David's City.

Psalm 102:15

Our LORD, the nations will honour you, and all kings on earth will praise your glory.

Psalm 44:13

You made us look foolish to our neighbours, and people who live nearby insult us and sneer.

Psalm 44:14

Foreigners joke about us and shake their heads.

Psalm 79:12

Each of those nations sneered at you, our Lord. Now let others sneer at them, seven times as much.

Psalm 79:4

Every nation around us sneers and makes fun.

Jeremiah 24:9

I will punish them with a terrible disaster, and everyone on earth will tremble when they hear about it. I will force the people of Judah to go to foreign countries, where they will be cursed and insulted.

Lamentations 2:2

The LORD had no mercy! He destroyed the homes of Jacob's descendants. In his anger he tore down every walled city in Judah; he toppled the nation together with its leaders, leaving them in shame.

Lamentations 3:51

I am horrified when I see what enemies have done to the young women of our city.

Ezekiel 5:14

Every passer-by will laugh at your destruction. Foreign nations

Micah 7:11

Towns of Judah, the day is coming when your walls will be rebuilt, and your boundaries enlarged.

1 Samuel 11:2

Nahash answered, “Certainly, I'll sign a treaty! But not before I insult Israel by putting out the right eye of every man who lives in Jabesh.”