A citation from the library
Adam Clarke, on Neh 1:3
Adam Clarke · 1762–1832
Neh 1:3 · Douay-Rheims
“And they said to me: They that have remained, and are left of the captivity there in the province, are in great affliction, and reproach: and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire.”
On this verse:
“The wall of Jerusalem also is broken down - This must refer to the walls, which had been rebuilt after the people returned from their captivity: for it could not refer to the walls which were broken down and levelled with the dust by Nebuchadnezzar; for to hear of this could be no news to Nehemiah.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.