Nehemiah 2:12

2:12 I got up during the night, along with a few men who were with me. But I did not tell anyone what my God was putting on my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me, except for the one ¹  I was riding.

Nehemiah 2:17

2:17 Then I said to them, “You see the problem that we have: Jerusalem is desolate and its gates are burned. Come on! Let’s rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that this reproach will not continue.”

Nehemiah 5:8

5:8 I said to them, “To the extent possible we have bought back our fellow Jews ²  who had been sold to the Gentiles. But now you yourselves want to sell your own countrymen, ³  so that we can then buy them back!” They were utterly silent, and could find nothing to say.

Nehemiah 6:1

Opposition to the Rebuilding Efforts Continues

6:1 When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and no breach remained in it (even though up to that time I had not positioned doors in the gates),

Nehemiah 9:35

9:35 Even when they were in their kingdom and benefiting from your incredible ⁴  goodness that you had lavished ⁵  on them in the spacious and fertile land you had set ⁶  before them, they did not serve you, nor did they turn from their evil practices.

Nehemiah 10:39

10:39 The Israelites and the Levites will bring the contribution of the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil to the storerooms where the utensils of the sanctuary are kept, and where the priests who minister stay, along with the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not neglect the temple of our God.”

[2:12]  ¹ tn Heb “the animal.”

[5:8]  ² tn Heb “our brothers, the Jews.”

[5:8]  ³ tn Heb “your brothers.”

[9:35]  ³ tn Heb “great.”

[9:35]  ⁴ tn Heb “given them.”

[9:35]  ⁵ tn Heb “given.”