Nehemiah 3:5 - Catholic Public Domain Version And beside them, the Tekoites built. But the nobles among them did not put their necks to the work of their Lord. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles or lords did not put their necks to the work of their Lord. American Standard Version (1901) And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their lord. Common English Bible Next to them the people from Tekoa made repairs, but their officials wouldn’t help with the work of their supervisors. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And next to them the Thecuites built: but their great men did not put their necks to the work of their Lord. English Standard Version 2016 And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord. |
so he sent to Tekoa, and he brought from there a wise woman. And he said to her: "Feign that you are in mourning, and put on the clothing of one who mourns. And do not anoint yourself with oil, so that you may be like a woman who is still grieving for someone who died some time ago.
After him, the Tekoites built another measure in the opposite area, from the great and prominent tower to the wall of the temple.
And beside him, Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, built. And beside them, Zadok, the son of Baana, built.
And Joiada, the son of Paseah, and Meshullam, the son of Besodeiah, built the old gate. They covered it, and they set up its double doors and locks and bars.
And I spoke to Zedekiah, the king of Judah, according to all these words, saying: "Subject your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and you will live.
"Thus says the Lord to me: Make bands and chains for yourself. And you shall place them on your neck.
But the nation or kingdom that will not serve Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and whoever will not bend his neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will visit upon that nation with the sword, and with famine, and with pestilence, says the Lord, until I consume them by his hand.
"O sons of Benjamin, be strengthened in the midst of Jerusalem, and sound the trumpet in Tekoa, and lift up a banner over the house of Haccherem. For an evil has been seen from the north, with great destruction.
The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw about Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.
Now therefore, why do you tempt God to impose a yoke upon the necks of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
So take care of your vocation, brothers. For not many are wise according to the flesh, not many are powerful, not many are noble.
'Cursed be the land of Meroz!' said the Angel of the Lord. 'Cursed be its inhabitants! For they did not come to the aid of the Lord, to the assistance of his most valiant men.'