4 Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.

Other Translations of Nehemiah 7:4

King James Version

4 Now the city was large large: Heb. broad in spaces and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

English Standard Version

4 The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt.

The Message

4 The city was large and spacious with only a few people in it and the houses not yet rebuilt.

New King James Version

4 Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt.

New Living Translation

4 At that time the city was large and spacious, but the population was small, and none of the houses had been rebuilt.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 7:4

Commentary on Nehemiah 7:1-4

(Read Nehemiah 7:1-4)

Nehemiah, having finished the wall, returned to the Persian court, and came to Jerusalem again with a new commission. The public safety depends on every one's care to guard himself and his family against sin.