Nehemiah 4:2

Christian Standard Bible

²before his colleagues and the powerful men^[a] of Samaria^(A) and said, “What are these pathetic Jews doing? Can they restore it by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they ever finish it? Can they bring these burnt stones^(B) back to life from the mounds of rubble?” ^(C)

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4:2 Or the army

Nehemiah 4:2 in all English translations

Lamentations 4:1

Christian Standard Bible

Terrors of the Besieged City

א Aleph

4 How the gold has become tarnished,
the fine gold become dull!
The stones of the temple^[a] lie scattered
at the head of every street.^(A)

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4:1 Or The sacred gems

Lamentations 4:1 in all English translations

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