Let not the gates: This is, the gates were not to be opened till sun-rise, and to be shut at sun-set; which is still the custom in many cities of the East. If a traveller arrives after sun-set, he finds the gates shut, and on no consideration will they open them till morning. Neh 13:19, Psa 127:1, Mat 10:16 every one to be: Neh 3:23, Neh 3:28-30 Reciprocal: Ezr 2:35 - Senaah