9But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.


In Context

6 So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.

7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the men of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem's walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.

8 They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it.

9 But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.

10 Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, "The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall."

11 Also our enemies said, "Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work."

Nehemiah 4:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:9And we prayed to our God, and set watchmen upon the wall day and night against them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:9But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9Then we prayed to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:9But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9And we pray unto our God, and appoint a watch against them, by day and by night, because of them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.