SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:20
Y les volví respuesta, y les dije: El Dios de los cielos, él nos prosperará, y nosotros sus siervos nos levantaremos y edificaremos; porque vosotros no tenéis parte, ni justicia, ni memoria en Jerusalén.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 2:20
Verse 20. Ye have no portion, nor right] To be a citizen of Jerusalem was a high honour; and they would not permit those who did not belong to the tribes of Israel to dwell there. ZerubbHebel gave the same answer to the Samaritans, Ezra iv. 3.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 20. Then answered I them, and said unto them , etc.] With much spirit and boldness, not at all intimidated by their scoffs or threats: the God of heaven, he will prosper us ; whom we serve, and under whose protection we are, who will supply us with everything we want, and succeed this undertaking, in whose name we engage in it, and on whom we depend, and we care not what man can do to us: therefore we his servants will arise and build ; in spite of all opposition, difficulties, and discouragements: but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem; no part of the city belonged to them; they had no jurisdiction there; they had no name there, nor their ancestors, in times past; nor had they done anything to perpetuate their memory in it: in short, they had nothing to do with them, neither in religious nor in civil things; and it was best for them to mind their own affairs where they presided, and not trouble themselves about theirs.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 19, 20 - The enmity of the serpent's seed against the cause of Christ i confined to no age or nation. The application to ourselves is plain The church of God asks for our help. Is it not desolate, and exposed to assaults? Does the consideration of its low estate cause you any grief Let not business, pleasure, or the support of a party so engag attention, as that Zion and her welfare shall be nothing to you __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ואשׁיב 7725 אותם 853 דבר 1697 ואומר 559 להם אלהי 430 השׁמים 8064 הוא 1931 יצליח 6743 לנו ואנחנו 587 עבדיו 5650 נקום 6965 ובנינו 1129 ולכם אין 369 חלק 2506 וצדקה 6666 וזכרון 2146 בירושׁלם׃ 3389
