Devine Scripture

Nehemiah 7:4

Nehemiah chapter 7 · verse 4 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

Context

v.3And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand on guard, let them shut the doors, and bar ye them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.

v.4This passage

v.5And my God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of them that came up at the first, and I found written therein:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 6:33

    But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  • 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.

  • Haggai 1:4

    Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your ceiled houses, while this house lieth waste?