Nehemiah 4:15

And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had overturned their counsel, then returned we, all of us, unto the wall, every man unto his work.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

In Context

14Then I looked and rose up, and said—unto the nobles and unto the deputies and unto the rest of the people, Do not ye fear because of them,—the great and fearful Lord, remember ye, so shall ye fight for your brethren, your sons and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

16And it came to pass, from that day, the half of my young men, were working in the work, and, the half of them, were grasping the spears, the bucklers, and the bows, and the coats of mail,—but, the rulers, were behind all the house of Judah.

Read all of Nehemiah 4

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:14Then said Absolom and all the men of Israel, Better, is the counsel of Hushai the Archite, than the counsel of Ahithophel. Yahweh, indeed, had given charge to frustrate the wise counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring upon Absolom, ruin.

Psalms 33:10Yahweh, hath frustrated the counsel of nations, hath brought to nothing the devices of peoples.

Isaiah 8:10Determine a plan,—and it shall be frustrated,—Speak a word, and it shall not stand, For With-us-is-GOD!

Lamentations 3:37Who was it that spake, and it was done, [when], My Lord, had not commanded?

Romans 12:11In business, not slothful, in spirit, fervent, to the Lord, doing service,

1 Thessalonians 4:11And to be ambitious to be quiet, and to be attending to your own affairs, and to be working with your hands,—even as, unto you, we gave charge—

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Nehemiah 4:15