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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Nehemiah 4:8
So all these men got together and made plans against Jerusalem. They planned to stir up trouble against Jerusalem. They planned to come and fight against the city.
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Christian Standard Bible®
They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw it into confusion.
They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw it into confusion.
Hebrew Names Version
and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Yerushalayim, and to cause confusion therein.
and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Yerushalayim, and to cause confusion therein.
King James Version
And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
English Standard Version
And they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
And they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
New Century Version
So they all made plans to come to Jerusalem and fight and stir up trouble.
So they all made plans to come to Jerusalem and fight and stir up trouble.
New English Translation
All of them conspired together to move with armed forces against Jerusalem and to create a disturbance in it.
All of them conspired together to move with armed forces against Jerusalem and to create a disturbance in it.
Amplified Bible
They all conspired together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to cause a disturbance in it.
They all conspired together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to cause a disturbance in it.
New American Standard Bible
So all of them conspired together to come to fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
So all of them conspired together to come to fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
World English Bible
and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.
and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And conspired all together to come & to fight against Ierusalem, and to hinder them.
And conspired all together to come & to fight against Ierusalem, and to hinder them.
Legacy Standard Bible
All of them joined together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause a disturbance in it.
All of them joined together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause a disturbance in it.
Berean Standard Bible
and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.
and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.
Contemporary English Version
and decided to stir up trouble, and to fight against the people of Jerusalem.
and decided to stir up trouble, and to fight against the people of Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
After inspecting them, I stood up and addressed the nobles, leaders and the rest of the people: "Don't be afraid of them! Remember Adonai, who is great and fearful; and fight for your brothers, sons, daughters, wives and homes."
After inspecting them, I stood up and addressed the nobles, leaders and the rest of the people: "Don't be afraid of them! Remember Adonai, who is great and fearful; and fight for your brothers, sons, daughters, wives and homes."
Darby Translation
and conspired all of them together to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
and conspired all of them together to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
George Lamsa Translation
And they all conspired together to come to fight against Jerusalem and to hinder the people from the work.
And they all conspired together to come to fight against Jerusalem and to hinder the people from the work.
Good News Translation
So they all plotted together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion,
So they all plotted together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion,
Lexham English Bible
So all of them plotted together to come fight against Jerusalem and to make trouble for it.
So all of them plotted together to come fight against Jerusalem and to make trouble for it.
Literal Translation
And all of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and do harm to it.
And all of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and do harm to it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and cospyred all together, to come and fight against Ierusalem, & to make an hinderaunce therin.
and cospyred all together, to come and fight against Ierusalem, & to make an hinderaunce therin.
American Standard Version
and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.
and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.
Bible in Basic English
And they made designs, all of them together, to come and make an attack on Jerusalem, causing trouble there.
And they made designs, all of them together, to come and make an attack on Jerusalem, causing trouble there.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And conspired all together to come and fight against Hierusalem, and to make an hinderaunce therin.
And conspired all together to come and fight against Hierusalem, and to make an hinderaunce therin.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people: 'Be not ye afraid of them; remember the Lord, who is great and awful, and fight for your brethren, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your houses.'
And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people: 'Be not ye afraid of them; remember the Lord, who is great and awful, and fight for your brethren, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your houses.'
King James Version (1611)
And conspired all of them together, to come and to fight against Ierusalem, and to hinder it.
And conspired all of them together, to come and to fight against Ierusalem, and to hinder it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And all of them assembled together, to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to destroy it utterly.
And all of them assembled together, to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to destroy it utterly.
English Revised Version
and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.
and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And alle weren gaderid togidere to come and fiyte ayens Jerusalem, and to caste tresouns.
And alle weren gaderid togidere to come and fiyte ayens Jerusalem, and to caste tresouns.
Update Bible Version
and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion in it.
and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion in it.
Webster's Bible Translation
And conspired all of them together to come [and] to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
And conspired all of them together to come [and] to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
New King James Version
and all of them conspired together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion.
and all of them conspired together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion.
New Living Translation
They all made plans to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw us into confusion.
They all made plans to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw us into confusion.
New Life Bible
And all of them made plans together to come and fight against Jerusalem and cause trouble in it.
And all of them made plans together to come and fight against Jerusalem and cause trouble in it.
New Revised Standard
and all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
and all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and they conspired, all of them together, to come, to fight against Jerusalem, - and to cause it harm;
and they conspired, all of them together, to come, to fight against Jerusalem, - and to cause it harm;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they all assembled themselves together, to come, and to fight against Jerusalem, and to prepare ambushes.
And they all assembled themselves together, to come, and to fight against Jerusalem, and to prepare ambushes.
Revised Standard Version
and they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
and they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
Young's Literal Translation
and they conspire, all of them together, to come in to fight against Jerusalem, and to do to it injury.
and they conspire, all of them together, to come in to fight against Jerusalem, and to do to it injury.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
All of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause a disturbance in it.
All of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause a disturbance in it.
Contextual Overview
7 But Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the men from Ashdod were very angry. They heard that the people continued working on the walls of Jerusalem. They heard the people were repairing the holes in the wall. 8 So all these men got together and made plans against Jerusalem. They planned to stir up trouble against Jerusalem. They planned to come and fight against the city. 9 But we prayed to our God. And we put guards on the walls to watch day and night so that we could be ready to meet them. 10 And so at that time the people of Judah said, "The workers are becoming tired. There is too much dirt and trash in the way. We cannot continue to build the wall. 11 And our enemies are saying, ‘Before the Jews know it or see us, we will be right there among them. We will kill them and that will stop the work.'" 12 Then the Jews living among our enemies came and said this to us ten times, "Our enemies are all around us. They are everywhere we turn." 13 So I put some of the people behind the lowest places along the wall, and I put them by the holes in the wall. I put families together, with their swords, spears, and bows. 14 After looking over everything, I stood up and spoke to the important families, the officials, and the rest of the people. I said, "Don't be afraid of our enemies. Remember the Lord, who is great and powerful! You must fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters! You must fight for your wives and your homes!" 15 Then our enemies heard that we knew about their plans. They knew that God ruined their plans. So we all went back to work on the wall. Everyone went back to their own place and did their part.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
all: Psalms 2:1-3, Psalms 83:3-11, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 8:10, Acts 23:12, Acts 23:13
hinder it: Heb. make an error to it, Jeremiah 20:10
Reciprocal: Ezra 4:4 - troubled Jeremiah 41:10 - to the Daniel 9:25 - wall 1 Corinthians 9:12 - hinder
Cross-References
Genesis 4:3
At harvest time, Cain brought a gift to the Lord . He brought some of the food that he grew from the ground, but Abel brought some animals from his flock. He chose some of his best sheep and brought the best parts from them. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift.
At harvest time, Cain brought a gift to the Lord . He brought some of the food that he grew from the ground, but Abel brought some animals from his flock. He chose some of his best sheep and brought the best parts from them. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift.
Genesis 4:6
The Lord asked Cain, "Why are you angry? Why does your face look sad?
The Lord asked Cain, "Why are you angry? Why does your face look sad?
Genesis 4:9
Later, the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" Cain answered, "I don't know. Is it my job to watch over my brother?"
Later, the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" Cain answered, "I don't know. Is it my job to watch over my brother?"
Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "What have you done? You killed your brother and the ground opened up to take his blood from your hands. Now his blood is shouting to me from the ground. So you will be cursed from this ground.
Then the Lord said, "What have you done? You killed your brother and the ground opened up to take his blood from your hands. Now his blood is shouting to me from the ground. So you will be cursed from this ground.
Genesis 4:12
Now when you work the soil, the ground will not help your plants grow. You will not have a home in this land. You will wander from place to place."
Now when you work the soil, the ground will not help your plants grow. You will not have a home in this land. You will wander from place to place."
Genesis 4:15
Then the Lord said to Cain, "No, if anyone kills you, I will punish that person much, much more." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to show that no one should kill him.
Then the Lord said to Cain, "No, if anyone kills you, I will punish that person much, much more." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to show that no one should kill him.
Genesis 4:24
The punishment for killing Cain was very bad. But the punishment for killing me will be many times worse!"
The punishment for killing Cain was very bad. But the punishment for killing me will be many times worse!"
Genesis 4:26
Seth also had a son. He named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord .
Seth also had a son. He named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord .
2 Samuel 3:27
When Abner arrived at Hebron, Joab met him in the gateway, pulled him aside to talk in private, and then stabbed him in the stomach. So he got his revenge against Abner. Joab killed Abner because Abner had killed Joab's brother Asahel.
When Abner arrived at Hebron, Joab met him in the gateway, pulled him aside to talk in private, and then stabbed him in the stomach. So he got his revenge against Abner. Joab killed Abner because Abner had killed Joab's brother Asahel.
2 Samuel 14:6
I had two sons. They were out in the field fighting. There was no one to stop them. One son killed the other son.
I had two sons. They were out in the field fighting. There was no one to stop them. One son killed the other son.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And conspired all of them together,.... All the above men and people entered into a confederacy and combination:
to come and to fight against Jerusalem; to bring an army with them, and by force cause the Jews to desist; the Jews e pretend they came to war, and brought with them an army of 180,000 men, which is not probable:
and to hinder it; the building of the walls of it; or "to make a wandering for him" f; for Nehemiah, or the people, or both, to, cause them to stray from their work, to frighten them from it, that they might become like men at their wits end, not knowing what to do, where to turn themselves, or what course to steer, but to wander about as persons out of their senses; so Aben Ezra. De Dieu joins this clause to the next verse, to cause everyone of them to wander, we prayed, c.
e Pirke Eliezer, c. 38. f לעשות לו תועה "ad faciendum ei errorem", Montanus "ei aberrationem", Genevenses; "vagationem et palationem", alii apud De Dieu.
