Verse 17
Nehemiah 2:17
American Standard Version
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Then said I unto them, Ye see the evil case 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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָ/אוֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵ/הֶ֗ם אַתֶּ֤ם רֹאִים֙ הָ/רָעָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲנַ֣חְנוּ בָ֔/הּ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ חֲרֵבָ֔ה וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/הָ נִצְּת֣וּ בָ/אֵ֑שׁ לְכ֗וּ וְ/נִבְנֶה֙ אֶת חוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְ/לֹא נִהְיֶ֥ה ע֖וֹד חֶרְפָּֽה
English Translation
And I said to them, "You see the evil that we are in, how Jerusalem is desolate and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem so that we will no longer be a reproach."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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