Nehemiah 6:16

And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard of it, that all the nations round about us feared, and great alarm fell upon them, and they knew that it was of our God that this work should be finished.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.

In Context

15So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.

17And in those days letters came to Tobias from many nobles of Juda, and those of Tobias came to them.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:25and bound the axle-trees of their chariots, and caused them to go with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians.

Joshua 2:9and she said to them, I know that the Lord has given you the land; for the fear of you has fallen upon us.

Joshua 5:1And it came to pass when the kings of the Amorites who were beyond Jordan heard, and the kings of Phœnicia by the sea, that the Lord God had dried up the river Jordan from before the children of Israel when they passed over, that their hearts failed, and + 5:1 Gr. their minds or thoughts melted.they were terror-stricken, and there was no sense in them + 5:1 Gr. from the face of.because of the children of Israel.

Nehemiah 4:1Now it came to pass, when Sanaballat heard that we were building the wall, that it was grievous to him, and he was very angry, and railed against the Jews.

Nehemiah 6:1Now it came to pass, when Sanaballat, and Tobias, and Gesam the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had built the wall, and that there was no opening left therein; ( but hitherto I had not set up the doors on the gates;)

Psalms 126:2It is vain for you to rise early: ye rise up after resting, ye that eat the bread of grief; while he gives sleep to his beloved.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 6:16-19

The Completion of the Wall. ( b. c. 445.) 15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. 16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God. 17 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them. 18 For there were many in Judah… Read the whole commentary →

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