Nehemiah 13:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Therefore, I rebuked the officials, asking, ‘Why has the house of God been neglected? ’ I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then I contended with the officials and said, Why is the house of God neglected and forsaken? I gathered the Levites and singers and set them in their stations. American Standard Version (1901) Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. Common English Bible So I scolded the officials, asking, “Why is God’s house being neglected?” I gathered them together and set them in their stations. Catholic Public Domain Version And I brought the case before the magistrates, and I said, "Why have we forsaken the house of God?" And I gathered them together, and I caused them to stand at their stations. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I pleaded the matter against the magistrates, and said: Why have we forsaken the house of God? And I gathered them together, and I made them to stand in their places. |
For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and fresh oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the priests who minister are, along with the gatekeepers and singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.
I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them, ‘What is this evil you are doing #– #profaning the Sabbath day?
I rebuked them, cursed them, beat some of their men, and pulled out their hair. I forced them to take an oath before God and said, ‘You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or yourselves!
because I greatly feared the crowds and because the contempt of the clans terrified me, so I grew silent and would not go outside?
Those who reject the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law pit themselves against them.
So the servants’ sin was very severe in the presence of the Lord, because the men treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.