THEOSISNehemiah 2:20Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And I answered them, and said to them: The God of heaven he helpeth us, and we are his servants: let us rise up and build: but you have no part, nor justice, nor remembrance in Jerusalem.
וָאָשִׁ֨יב אוֹתָ֜ם דָּבָ֗ר וָאוֹמַ֤ר לָהֶם֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם ה֚וּא יַצְלִ֣יחַֽ לָ֔נוּ וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ עֲבָדָ֖יו נָק֣וּם וּבָנִ֑ינוּ וְלָכֶ֗ם אֵֽין־חֵ֧לֶק וּצְדָקָ֛ה וְזִכָּר֖וֹן בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Ezra 4:3But Zorobabel, and Josue, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel said to them: You have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God, but we ourselves alone will build to the Lord our God, as Cyrus king of the Persians hath commanded us.
- Acts 8:21Thou hast no part nor lot in this matter. For thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
- Neh 2:4Then the king said to me: For what dost thou make request? And I prayed to the God of heaven,
- Ps 35 (34):27
- Acts 10:31Cornelius, thy prayer is heard and thy alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
- Ps 51 (50):18
- Eccl 7:18Be not overmuch wicked: and be not foolish, lest thou die before thy time.
- Isa 56:5I will give to them in my house, and within my walls, a place, and a name better than sons and daughters: I will give them an everlasting name which shall never perish.