Nehemiah 13:17

Then I contended with the Nobles of Iudah, and sayd vnto them, What euill thing is this that ye doe, and profane the Sabbath day?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Then I reprimanded the nobles of Judah and said to them, "What is this evil thing you are doing, by profaning the sabbath day?
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
- American Standard Version (1901)

Then I made protests to the chiefs of Judah, and said to them, What is this evil which you are doing, not keeping the Sabbath day holy?
- Basic English Bible

And I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this which ye do, profaning the sabbath day?
- Darby Bible

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
- Webster's Bible

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, "What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?
- World English Bible

And I strive with the freemen of Judah, and say to them, `What [is] this evil thing that ye are doing, and polluting the sabbath-day?
- Youngs Literal Bible

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them: 'What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Nehemiah 13:17

13:17 Nobles - Their chief men and rulers; whom he charges with this sin, because though others did it, it was by their countenance or connivance: probably too by their example. If the nobles allowed themselves in recreations, in idle visits and idle talk on the sabbath day, the men of business would profane it by their worldly employments, as the more justifiable of the two.