Nehemiah 1:3

Easy To Read Version

Hanani and the men with him said, “Nehemiah, those Jews that escaped captivity and are in the land of Judah are in much trouble. Those people are having many problems and are full of shame. Why? Because the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”

Cross References

2 Kings 25:10

Then the Babylonian army that was with Nebuzaradan pulled down the walls around Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 36:19

Nebuchadnezzar and his army burned the temple. They broke down Jerusalem’s wall and burned all the houses that belonged to the king and his officials. They took or destroyed every valuable thing in Jerusalem.

Ezra 2:1

These are the people of the province that came back from captivity. In the past, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took these people as prisoners to Babylon. These people came back to Jerusalem and Judah. Each person went back to his own town.

Ezra 5:8

King Darius, you should know that we went to the province of Judah. We went to the temple of the great God. The people in Judah are building that temple with large stones. They are putting big wooden timbers in the walls. The work is being done with much care and the people of Judah are working very hard. They are building very fast; it will soon be done.

Nehemiah 11:3

Here are the leaders of the provinces that lived in Jerusalem. (Some of the people of Israel, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants lived in the towns of Judah. Each person lived on his own land in the different towns.

Nehemiah 2:13

While it was dark I went out through the Valley Gate. I rode toward the Dragon Well and the Gate of the Ash Piles. I was inspecting the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down. And the gates in the wall that had been burned with fire.

Nehemiah 2:17

Then I said to all those people, “You can see the trouble we have here: Jerusalem is a pile of ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let’s build the wall of Jerusalem again. Then we won’t be ashamed any more.”

Nehemiah 2:3

But even though I was afraid, I said to the king, “May the king live forever! I am sad because the city where my ancestors {\cf2\super [5]} are buried lies in ruins. And the gates of that city have been destroyed by fire.”

Nehemiah 7:6

These are the people of the province that came back from captivity. In the past, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took these people as prisoners to Babylon. These people came back to Jerusalem and Judah. Each person went to his own town.

Esther 1:1

This is what happened during the time that Xerxes was king. Xerxes ruled over the 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.

Psalm 79:4

The countries around us insulted us.\par The people around us laughed at us\par and made fun of us.\par

Proverbs 25:28

A person that can’t control himself is like a city without walls to protect it.

Isaiah 43:28

I will make your holy rulers not holy. I will cause Jacob to be completely mine. {\cf2\super [390]} Bad things will happen to Israel.”

Isaiah 5:5

Now, I will tell you what I will do to my field of grapes:\par

Jeremiah 24:9

“I will punish those people. The punishment will shock all the people on earth. People will make fun of those people from Judah. People will tell jokes about them. People will curse them in all the places where I scatter them.

Jeremiah 29:18

I will chase those people that are still in Jerusalem with the sword, with hunger, and terrible sicknesses. And I will make it so that all the kingdoms of the earth will be frightened at what has happened to those people. Those people will be destroyed. People will whistle with amazement when they hear about the things that happened. And people use them as an example when they ask for bad things to happen to people. People will insult them wherever I force those people to go.

Jeremiah 39:8

The army of Babylon set fire to the king’s house and the houses of the people of Jerusalem. And they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 42:18

“The Lord All-Powerful, the God of the people of Israel, says: ‘I showed my anger against Jerusalem. I punished the people that lived in Jerusalem. In the same way, I will show my anger against every person that goes to Egypt. People will use you as an example when they ask for bad things to happen to other people. You will become like a curse word. People will be ashamed of you. People will insult you. And you will never see Judah again.’

Jeremiah 5:10

“Go along the rows of Judah’s grapevines.\par Cut down the vines.\par (But don’t completely destroy them.)\par Cut off all their branches.\par Why? Because they don’t belong to the Lord.\par

Jeremiah 52:14

The whole Babylonian army broke down the walls around Jerusalem. That army was under the commander of the king’s special guard.

Lamentations 1:7

Jerusalem thinks back.\par Jerusalem remembers the time\par when she was hurt\par and when she lost her home.\par She remembers all the nice things\par that she had in the past.\par She remembers those nice things\par that she had in the old days.\par She remembers when her people\par were captured by the enemy.\par She remembers when there was no person\par to help her.\par When her enemies saw her, they laughed.\par They laughed because she was destroyed.\par

Lamentations 2:9

Jerusalem’s gates have sunk into the ground.\par He destroyed and smashed the bars\par of the gates.\par Her king and princes are in other nations.\par There is no more teaching for them.\par Also Jerusalem’s prophets have not found\par any visions from the Lord.\par

Lamentations 3:61

You heard them insult me, Lord.\par You have heard all the evil plans\par that they made against me.\par

Lamentations 5:1

Remember, Lord, what happened to us.\par Look and see our disgrace.\par

Leviticus 26:31

I will destroy your cities. I will make your holy places empty. I will stop smelling your offerings.

Leviticus 26:33

I will scatter you among the nations. I will pull out my sword and destroy you. Your land will become empty and your cities will be destroyed.