Ezr 9:9, Neh 12:27, Psa 51:18, 122:7, Rev 21:17-20 | ESV | STEP | For we are slaves . Yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery , but has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia , to grant us some reviving to set up the house of our God , to repair its ruins , and to give us protection in Judea and Jerusalem .

Ezra 9:9

9 ^aFor we are slaves. Yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery, ^bbut has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia, to grant us some reviving to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us protection ^{▼▼Hebrew a wall} in Judea and Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 12:27

Dedication of the Wall

27 And at ^dthe dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, ^ewith cymbals, harps, and lyres.

Psalms 51:18

18 ^fDo good to Zion in your good pleasure;
^gbuild up the walls of Jerusalem;

Psalms 122:7

7 Peace be within your ^hwalls
and security within your ⁱtowers!”

Revelation of John 21:17-20

17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits ^{▼▼A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters} by ^khuman measurement, which is also ^lan angel’s measurement. 18 The wall was built of ^mjasper, while the city was pure gold, like ⁿclear glass. 19 ^oThe foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.