...certain men of Judah, concerning the Jews which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province " — (Judea was then, and had been from the return of Zerubbabel, only a Persian province) — " are...

...is precisely what it is represented to have been by Hanani, when Nehemiah attempted its restoration. 'The remnant that are left of the captivity there...the province are in great affliction and reproach,' and their case is well calculated to produce upon us the same effect it did upon the pious old Reformer,...

...brethren after the welfare of those who had returned to Jerusalem, the reply was, that they were " in great affliction and reproach ; the wall of Jerusalem...down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire." (Neh. i. 3.) And it is evident from Nehemiah's own account (ch. ii. and iii.) that all he did was to...

...reached Nehemiah while he executed his office in Shushan the palace, might well afflict his pious soul: " The remnant that are left of the captivity there in...broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire e :" and he touchingly appealed to the king, when asked an explanation of the unwonted sadness which...

...them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of...down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days,...

...from Jerusalem to the Persian Court at Shushan by Hanani and others was very distressing. They said, "the remnant that are left of the captivity there...down and the gates thereof are burned with fire." Well might noble Nehemiah's heart sink within him ! Think of the misery of those words " there in the...

...permitted to bring desolation upon it, so that even " the remnant that are left of the Captivity .... are in great affliction and reproach : the wall of...Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof arc burned with fire." Then her faithful prayer goes up to the throne of God to undo the work of her...

...most painful task of his life. He did his duty in the spirit of Nehemiah, who, when he learned that "the remnant that are left of the captivity there...down and the gates thereof are burned with fire," sat down and wept and mourned and fasted and prayed: "I beseech Thee, 0 Lord God of hosts, the great...

...them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. 3. And they said unto me, The remnant that are left...down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. virtues. And yet if the man there is a victor, he grows strong by his conflict. In the seclusion of...

...message from Jerusalem which he had received while actually serving the king. The message ran thus : The remnant that are left of the captivity there in...province are in great affliction and reproach : the -wall also of Jerusalem is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. Nehemiah i. 3. This sounds...