Nehemiah 4:8

and they conspired, all of them together, to come, to fight against Jerusalem,—and to cause it harm;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

In Context

7But it came to pass, when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabians and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repair of the walls of Jerusalem had gone up, that the breaches began to be stopped, that it angered them exceedingly;

9howbeit we prayed unto our God,—and set a watch against them, day and night, because of them.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:29Then I said unto you,—Ye must not tremble, nor be afraid of them:

2 Chronicles 32:7Be strong and bold, do not fear neither be dismayed, because of the king of Assyria, nor because of all the multitude that is with him,—for, with us, is One greater than with him:

Psalms 2:1Wherefore have nations assembled in tumult? Or should, peoples, mutter an empty thing?

Isaiah 8:9Rage, O ye peoples,—and be overthrown, And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth,—Gird yourselves and be overthrown, Gird yourselves, and be overthrown:

Daniel 9:25Thou must know, then, and understand: From the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem—unto the Anointed One, the Prince, [shall be] seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks,—the broadway and the wall, shall again be built, even in the end of the times.

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 →

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