1:3 They said to me, “The remnant that remains from the exile there in the province are experiencing considerable 4 adversity and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem lies breached, and its gates have been burned down!” 5
7:6 These are the people 6 of the province who returned 7 from the captivity of the exiles, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile. 8 They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his own city.
1 tn Heb “brothers.”
2 tn The Hebrew text does not include the words “to me”; these words were supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Heb “great.”
5 tn Heb “have been burned with fire” (so also in Neh 2:17). The expression “burned with fire” is redundant in contemporary English; the translation uses “burned down” for stylistic reasons.
6 tn Heb “the sons of”; KJV, ASV “the children of”; NAB “the inhabitants of.”
7 tn Heb “who were going up.”
8 tc One medieval Hebrew manuscript has “to Babylon.” Cf. Ezra 2:1.
9 tn Heb “And there was very great joy.”