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Nehemiah 4:11

Fear

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 much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.

12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.

13 Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”
KJV
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
WEB
Our adversaries said, “They will not know or see, until we come in among them and kill them, and cause the work to cease.”
ASV
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
DARBY
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them and kill them, and put an end to the work.
BLB
And our adversaries said, “They will not know and they will not see until that we come into their midst and kill them and put an end to the work.”
ÅB
Og våre motstandere sa: De må ikke få vite eller merke noe før vi står midt iblant dem og hugger dem ned og slik gjør ende på arbeidet.
OTB
Våre fiender sa: "Før de vet det eller ser oss, vil vi være rett der blant dem og drepe dem og sette en stopper for arbeidet."
B1930
Og våre motstandere sa: De må ikke få vite eller merke noget før vi står midt iblandt dem og hugger dem ned og således gjør ende på arbeidet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2

    For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

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  • Psalms 56:6

    They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

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  • Judges 20:29–48

    And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.

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  • Acts 23:21

    But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

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  • Acts 23:12

    And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

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  • 2 Samuel 17:2

    And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

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  • Isaiah 47:11

    Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

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