Nehemiah 2:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 2:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 2:17 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned w..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 2:17 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Nehemiah 2:17 in Context — About the Book of Nehemiah
Nehemiah is the Bible's project-management masterclass soaked in prayer. A royal cupbearer hears Jerusalem's walls are rubble, weeps, fasts, prays — then rebuilds them in fifty-two days despite ridicule and threats. Every chapter shows prayer and practical action working as one.
Cross-References for Nehemiah 2:17
“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.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:17: jerusalem, gates, thereof
“And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:17: lieth, waste, gates
“Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. set up: or, finished joined: Chaldee, sewed together”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:17: jerusalem, thereof, come
“For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:17: jerusalem, gates, thereof
“But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:17: then, jerusalem, gates
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