Nehemiah 2:16-17

16However, the officialsH5461 did not knowH3045 whereH575 I had goneH1980 or whatH4100 I was doingH6213; norH3808 had I as yetH3651 toldH5046 the JewsH3064, the priestsH3548, the noblesH2715, the officialsH5461, or the restH3499 who were doingH6213 the workH4399.

17Then I saidH559 to them, “You seeH7200 the badH7463 situationH7463 we are in, that 1JerusalemH3389 is desolateH2720 and its gatesH8179 have been burnedH3341 by fireH784. ComeH1980, let’s rebuildH1129 the wallH2346 of JerusalemH3389 so that we will noH3808 longerH5750 be a disgraceH2781.”