Nehemiah 2:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I answered, “Your Majesty, I hope you live for ever! I feel sad because the city where my ancestors are buried is in ruins, and its gates have been burnt down.”

Cross References

1 Kings 1:31

Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and said, “Your Majesty, I pray that you will live a long time!”

2 Kings 25:8

About a month later, in Nebuchadnezzar's nineteenth year as king, Nebuzaradan, who was his official in charge of the guards, arrived in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 21:20

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he ruled eight years from Jerusalem. He died, and no one even felt sad. He was buried in Jerusalem, but not in the royal tombs.

2 Chronicles 28:27

Ahaz died and was buried in Jerusalem, but not in the royal tombs. His son Hezekiah then became king.

2 Chronicles 32:33

When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the section of the royal tombs that was reserved for the most respected kings, and everyone in Judah and Jerusalem honoured him. His son Manasseh then became king.

2 Chronicles 36:19

Nebuchadnezzar's troops burnt down the temple and destroyed every important building in the city. Then they broke down the city wall.

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.

Esther 8:6

and I can't bear to see my people and my own relatives destroyed.”

Psalm 102:14

We, your servants, love each stone in the city, and we are sad to see them lying in the dust.

Psalm 102:15

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

Psalm 137:6

Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I don't think about you above all else.

Psalm 38:7

Fever has my back in flames, and I hurt all over.

Jeremiah 52:12

Jerusalem was captured during Nebuchadnezzar's nineteenth year as king of Babylonia. About a month later, Nebuchadnezzar's officer in charge of the guards arrived in Jerusalem. His name was Nebuzaradan,

Lamentations 2:9

Zion's gates have fallen face down on the ground; the bars that locked the gates are smashed to pieces. Her king and royal family are prisoners in foreign lands. Her priests don't teach, and her prophets don't have a message from the LORD.

Daniel 2:4

They answered in Aramaic, “Your Majesty, we hope you live for ever! We are your servants. Please tell us your dream, and we will explain what it means.”

Daniel 3:9

They said, “Your Majesty, we hope you live for ever!

Daniel 5:10

When the queen heard the king and his officials talking, she came in and said: Your Majesty, I hope you live for ever! Don't be afraid or look so pale.

Daniel 6:21

Daniel answered, “Your Majesty, I hope you live for ever!

Daniel 6:6

They all went to the king and said: “Your Majesty, we hope you live for ever!

Leviticus 26:31

I'll wipe out your towns and your places of worship and will no longer be pleased with the smell of your sacrifices.