Nehemiah 4:9
King James Version (KJV)
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
In context
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 much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
11 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.
Nehemiah 4:9 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
- WEB World English Bible
- But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night because of them.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And we pray unto our God, and appoint a watch against them, by day and by night, because of them.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Then we prayed to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.