Nehemia 1:3

1:3 They said to me, “The remnant that remains from the exile there in the province are experiencing considerable ¹  adversity and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem lies breached, and its gates have been burned down!” ² 

Nehemia 6:7

6:7 You have also established prophets to announce ³  in Jerusalem ⁴  on your behalf, ‘We have a king in Judah!’ Now the king is going to hear about these rumors. So come on! Let’s talk about this.” ⁵ 

Nehemia 7:6

7:6 These are the people ⁶  of the province who returned ⁷  from the captivity of the exiles, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile. ⁸  They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his own city.

Nehemia 9:19

9:19 “Due to your great compassion you did not abandon them in the desert. The pillar of cloud did not stop guiding them in the path by day, ⁹  nor did the pillar of fire stop illuminating for them by night the path on which they should travel.

[1:3]  ¹ tn Heb “great.”

[1:3]  ² tn Heb “have been burned with fire” (so also in Neh 2:17). The expression “burned with fire” is redundant in contemporary English; the translation uses “burned down” for stylistic reasons.

[6:7]  ³ tn Heb “call.”

[6:7]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “Let us consult together.”

[7:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “the sons of”; KJV, ASV “the children of”; NAB “the inhabitants of.”

[7:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “who were going up.”

[7:6]  ⁸ tc One medieval Hebrew manuscript has “to Babylon.” Cf. Ezra 2:1.

[9:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “did not turn from them by day to guide them in the path.”