Nehemiah 4:9
World English Bible (WEB)
But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night because of them.
In context
7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be filled, they were very angry;
8 and they all conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion among us.
9 But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night because of them.
10 Judah said, “The strength of the bearers of burdens is fading and there is much rubble, so that we are not able to build the wall.”
11 Our adversaries said, “They will not know or see, until we come in among them and kill them, and cause the work to cease.”
Nehemiah 4:9 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night because of them.
- KJV King James Version
- Nevertheless we made our prayer unto 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.