Nehemiah 7:4

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been built.

Cross References

Nehemiah 11:1

Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city Jerusalem, while nine-tenths remained in the other towns.

Nehemiah 11:2

And the people blessed all those who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 7:3

And I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened while the sun is hot; while the gatekeepers are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their watch posts, and others before their own houses.”

Nehemiah 7:5

Then my God put it into my mind to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of those who were the first to come back, and I found the following written in it:

Isaiah 58:12

Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.