Neh 1:3 | TNotes | STEP | 1:3 The wall of Jerusalem has been torn down: This probably refers to a recent setback in Jerusalem (see Ezra 4:6-23 ), not to the Babylonian conquest in 586 BC . • disgrace: Foreigners could gloat about the destroyed city, using it as evidence that Israel’s God was too weak to protect it (cp. Joel 2:17 ; Mic 7:8-10 ).

bEzra 4:6-23►

cJoel 2:17►

dMic 7:8-10►

‏ Nehemiah 1:3

1:3 ^a The wall of Jerusalem has been torn down: This probably refers to a recent setback in Jerusalem (see Ezra 4:6-23 ^b), not to the Babylonian conquest in 586 BC.

• disgrace: Foreigners could gloat about the destroyed city, using it as evidence that Israel’s God was too weak to protect it (cp. Joel 2:17 ^c; Mic 7:8-10 ^d).