Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Answered. Septuagint, "returned them an account (logon) .we are his pure servants, and we will build. "(Haydock)
Part, or business, 1 Esdras iv. 4.
Justice, or right to the city. (Calmet)
You may mind your own affairs. (Tirinus)
Remembrance. It was esteemed a high honour to be a citizen of Jerusalem, Psalm lxxxvi. 5.
