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Nehemiah 7:4
Nehemiah 7:4 is verse 4 of Nehemiah chapter 7, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
King James Version
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
World English Bible
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
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Nehemiah 7:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible
2 Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
3 And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”
4 Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
5 Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:
6 These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Isaiah 58:12Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.
Haggai 1:4“Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”
Haggai 1:5Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
Haggai 1:6You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”
Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.