Nehemiah 4:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

In front of his friends and the Samaritan army he said, “What is this feeble bunch of Jews trying to do? Are they going to rebuild the wall and offer sacrifices all in one day? Do they think they can make something out of this pile of scorched stones?”

Cross References

Ezra 4:4

Then the neighbouring people began to do everything possible to frighten the Jews and to make them stop building.

Nehemiah 12:27

When the city wall was dedicated, Levites from everywhere in Judah were invited to join in the celebration with songs of praise and with the music of cymbals, small harps, and other stringed instruments.

Nehemiah 12:43

God had made the people very happy, and so on that day they celebrated and offered many sacrifices. The women and children joined in the festivities, and joyful shouts could be heard far from the city of Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 4:10

Meanwhile, the people of Judah were singing a sorrowful song: “So much rubble for us to haul! Worn out and weary, will we ever finish this wall?”

Nehemiah 6:15

On the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, the wall was completely rebuilt. It had taken fifty-two days.

Psalm 83:4

They say, “Let's wipe out the nation of Israel and make sure that no one remembers its name!”

Jeremiah 26:18

years ago when Hezekiah was king of Judah, a prophet named Micah from the town of Moresheth had said: “I, the LORD All-Powerful, say Jerusalem will be ploughed under and left in ruins. Thorns will cover the mountain where the temple now stands.”

Jeremiah 33:24

You've heard foreigners insult my people by saying, “The LORD chose Israel and Judah, but now he has rejected them, and they are no longer a nation.”

Daniel 9:25

You need to realize that from the command to rebuild Jerusalem until the coming of the Chosen Leader, it will be seven weeks and another sixty-two weeks. Streets will be built in Jerusalem, and a trench will be dug around the city for protection, but these will be difficult times.

Habakkuk 3:2

I know your reputation, LORD, and I am amazed at what you have done. Please turn from your anger and be merciful; do for us what you did for our ancestors.

Zechariah 12:8

I, the LORD God, will protect Jerusalem. Even the weakest person there will be as strong as David, and David's kingdom will rule as though my very own angel were its leader.

Zechariah 4:10

Those who have made fun of this day of small beginnings will celebrate when they see Zerubbabel holding this important stone. Those seven lamps represent my eyes—the eyes of the LORD—and they see everything on this earth.

1 Corinthians 1:27

But God chose the foolish things of this world to put the wise to shame. He chose the weak things of this world to put the powerful to shame.