Nehemiah 4:15
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And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.
In other translations
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כַּאֲשֶׁר־ka'asher-just whenH834שָׁמְעוּshame'uthey heardH8085אוֹיְבֵינוּ'oyveinuenemies ourH341כִּי־ki-thatH3588נוֹדַעnoda'it was knownH3045לָנוּlanuto usוַיָּפֶרvaiyaferand he had frustratedH6565הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֲצָתָם'atzatampurpose theirH6098וַנָּשָׁבvanashuvand we returnedH7725כֻּלָּנוּkulanuall of usH3605אֶל־'el-toH413הַחוֹמָהhachomahthe wallH2346אִישׁ'isheach oneH376אֶל־'el-toH413מְלַאכְתּוֹ׃melakhtowork hisH4399
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Romans 12:11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
- 2 Samuel 17:14And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
- Psalm 33:10-1110 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. 11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.10 The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples. 11 The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
- Job 5:12-1312 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.12 He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success. 13 He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
- Isaiah 44:25That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
- 2 Samuel 15:31And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
- Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
- Lamentations 3:37-3837 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 38 Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?37 Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it? 38 Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
- Isaiah 8:10Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
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