Nehemiah 2:17
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.”Nehemiah 2:17
What Does Nehemiah 2:17 Mean?
Nehemiah 2:17 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 2, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Nehemiah 2:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 58:12“And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.”Nehemiah 1:3“And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.”Isaiah 35:3“Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.”Ezekiel 5:14“Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.”Psalms 79:4“We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.”Lamentations 3:45“Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.”Lamentations 3:51“Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.”Nehemiah 2:13“And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.”Psalms 89:50“Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;”Lamentations 2:8“The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.”Ezekiel 22:4“Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.”Ezra 5:1“Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.”Nehemiah 2:8“And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.”Psalms 44:13“Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.”Psalms 79:12“And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.”Jeremiah 24:9“And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.”Jeremiah 31:38“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.”Lamentations 2:2“The LORD hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.”Ezra 10:2“And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.”Psalms 51:18“Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.”
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