Nehemiah 4:9
So we prayed to our God, and we had guards ready to defend against them day and night.
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8They all plotted together to come and attack Jerusalem and to throw everything into confusion.
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Genesis 32:9Jacob prayed, “God of my grandfather Abraham, God of my father Isaac! Lord, you were the one who told me, ‘Return to your own country and your family home, and I will treat you well.’
2 Kings 19:14Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the Lord's Temple and opened it out before the Lord.
Job 5:12He frustrates the plans of the cunning so that they are unsuccessful.
Psalms 50:15and call on me when you're in trouble. I will rescue you, and you will thank me.”
Proverbs 22:12The Lord watches over true knowledge, but counteracts the words of liars.
Luke 6:11But they flew into a rage, and began to discuss what they could do to Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 4:8-16
7 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth, 8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it. 9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. 10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is… Read the whole commentary →