SEV Biblia, Chapter 7:4
Y la ciudad era espaciosa y grande, pero poco pueblo dentro de ella, y no había casas reedificadas.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 7:4
Verse 4. The houses were not builded.] The city was not yet rebuilt, only a row of houses in the inside of the wall all round.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 4. Now the city was large and great , etc.] The circumference of it, all within the wall; for that was built on its old foundation, and enclosed as much ground as ever it did: Hecataeus f40 , an Heathen writer, says the circumference of Jerusalem was fifty furlongs, which was more than six miles; but Josephus makes the circuit of it but thirty three furlongs or about six miles: but the people were few therein ; in comparison of the largeness of the place; for though there were 42,360 that came up at first with Zerubbabel, and many more with Ezra, yet a great number chose to settle in the towns and cities in the country, Jerusalem being in such a desolate condition: and the houses were not builded ; some were, but they were but few, many of them still lay in ruins.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-4 - Nehemiah, having finished the wall, returned to the Persian court, an came to Jerusalem again with a new commission. The public safet depends on every one's care to guard himself and his family agains sin.
Original Hebrew
והעיר 5892 רחבת 7342 ידים 3027 וגדולה 1419 והעם 5971 מעט 4592 בתוכה 8432 ואין 369 בתים 1004 בנוים׃ 1129
