Nehemiah 13:17
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
KJV
Et objurgavi optimates Juda, et dixi eis : Quæ est hæc res mala quam vos facitis, et profanatis diem sabbati ?
Vulgate
καὶ ἐμαχεσάμην τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰούδα τοῖς ἐλευθέροις καὶ εἶπα αὐτοῖς Τίς ὁ λόγος ὁ πονηρὸς οὗτος ὃν ὑμεῖς ποιεῖτε, καὶ βεβηλοῦτε τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ σαββάτου;
LXX
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
ASV
וָ/אָרִ֕יבָ/ה אֵ֖ת חֹרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וָ/אֹמְרָ֣/ה לָ/הֶ֗ם מָֽה הַ/דָּבָ֨ר הָ/רָ֤ע הַ/זֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתֶּ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים וּֽ/מְחַלְּלִ֖ים אֶת י֥וֹם הַ/שַּׁבָּֽת
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Ezek 23:38 — Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
- Isa 56:2 — Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
- Neh 13:11 — Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
- Neh 13:11 — Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
- Neh 13:25 — And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their
- Neh 13:25 — And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their
- Prov 28:4 — They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.