Nehemiah 13:11
What does Nehemiah 13:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 13:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then I made protests to the chiefs, and said, Why has the house of God been given up? And I got them together and put them in their places.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And I strive with the prefects, and say, `Wherefore hath the house of God been forsaken?' and I gather them, and set them on their station;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I pleaded the matter against the magistrates, and said: Why have we forsaken the house of God? And I gathered them together, and I made them to stand in their places.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house ofGod forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Malachi 3:8
Will a man rob God? yet ye rob me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
- Job 31:34
Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door—
- 1 Samuel 2:17
And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.
- Proverbs 28:4
They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them.
- Nehemiah 13:17
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
- Nehemiah 5:6
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
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