Nehemiah 2:17 meaning and explanation
Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”
Nehemiah 2:17, Berean Standard Bible
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Nehemiah speaks these words in Jerusalem to the Jews, priests, nobles, officials and workers, after his nighttime inspection of the broken walls. He had arrived from Susa with the king's permission and supplies, and he now names the situation plainly: the city lies in ruins and its gates are burned.
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