Nehemiah 4:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.”
Nehemiah 4:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 4:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 4:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night because of them.”
Nehemiah 4:9 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 4:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.”
Nehemiah 4:9 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 4:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And we pray unto our God, and appoint a watch against them, by day and by night, because of them.”
Nehemiah 4:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 4:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then we prayed to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.”
Nehemiah 4:9 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 4:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The we prayed vnto our God, and set watchmen by them, day and night, because of them.”
Nehemiah 4:9 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 4:9 in Context — Nehemiah 4
7 Mais Sanballat, Tobija, les Arabes, les Ammonites et les Asdodiens, furent très irrités en apprenant que la réparation des murs avançait et que les brèches commençaient à se fermer.
8 Ils se liguèrent tous ensemble pour venir attaquer Jérusalem et lui causer du dommage.
9 Nous priâmes notre Dieu, et nous établîmes une garde jour et nuit pour nous défendre contre leurs attaques.
10 Cependant Juda disait: Les forces manquent à ceux qui portent les fardeaux, et les décombres sont considérables; nous ne pourrons pas bâtir la muraille.
11 Et nos ennemis disaient: Ils ne sauront et ne verront rien jusqu’à ce que nous arrivions au milieu d’eux; nous les tuerons, et nous ferons ainsi cesser l’ouvrage.
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What Does Nehemiah 4:9 Mean?
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