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Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
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THE MESSAGE
Nehemiah 4:11
And all this time our enemies were saying, "They won't know what hit them. Before they know it we'll be at their throats, killing them right and left. That will put a stop to the work!" The Jews who were their neighbors kept reporting, "They have us surrounded; they're going to attack!" If we heard it once, we heard it ten times.
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Christian Standard Bible®
And our enemies said, “They won’t realize it until we’re among them and can kill them and stop the work.”
And our enemies said, “They won’t realize it until we’re among them and can kill them and stop the work.”
Hebrew Names Version
Our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, until we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
Our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, until we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
King James Version
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.
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.
English Standard Version
And our enemies said, "They will not know or see till we come among them and kill them and stop the work."
And our enemies said, "They will not know or see till we come among them and kill them and stop the work."
New Century Version
And our enemies said, "The Jews won't know or see anything until we come among them and kill them and stop the work."
And our enemies said, "The Jews won't know or see anything until we come among them and kill them and stop the work."
New English Translation
Our adversaries also boasted, "Before they are aware or anticipate anything, we will come in among them and kill them, and we will bring this work to a halt!"
Our adversaries also boasted, "Before they are aware or anticipate anything, we will come in among them and kill them, and we will bring this work to a halt!"
Amplified Bible
Our enemies said, "They will not know or see us until we are among them, kill them and put a stop to the work."
Our enemies said, "They will not know or see us until we are among them, kill them and put a stop to the work."
New American Standard Bible
And our enemies said, "They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them, and put a stop to the work."
And our enemies said, "They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them, and put a stop to the work."
World English Bible
Our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, until we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
Our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, until we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also our aduersaries had sayde, They shall not knowe, neither see, till we come into the middes of them and slay them, and cause the worke to cease.
Also our aduersaries had sayde, They shall not knowe, neither see, till we come into the middes of them and slay them, and cause the worke to cease.
Legacy Standard Bible
Our adversaries said, "They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them, and put a stop to the work."
Our adversaries said, "They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them, and put a stop to the work."
Berean Standard Bible
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."
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."
Contemporary English Version
Our enemies were saying, "Before those Jews know what has happened, we will sneak up and kill them and put an end to their work."
Our enemies were saying, "Before those Jews know what has happened, we will sneak up and kill them and put an end to their work."
Complete Jewish Bible
as they continued building the wall. Those who carried loads held their loads with one hand and carried a weapon in the other.
as they continued building the wall. Those who carried loads held their loads with one hand and carried a weapon in the other.
Darby Translation
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.
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
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.'"
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.'"
George Lamsa Translation
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come and attack them and slay them and cause their work to cease.
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come and attack them and slay them and cause their work to cease.
Good News Translation
Our enemies thought we would not see them or know what was happening until they were already upon us, killing us and putting an end to our work.
Our enemies thought we would not see them or know what was happening until they were already upon us, killing us and putting an end to our work.
Lexham English Bible
Then our enemies said, "They will not know nor see until we come upon them and will kill them and stop the work."
Then our enemies said, "They will not know nor see until we come upon them and will kill them and stop the work."
Literal Translation
And our foes have said, They shall not know or see until we come in the middle of them and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
And our foes have said, They shall not know or see until we come in the middle of them and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And or aduersaries thought: They shall not knowe nether se, tyll we come in the myddes amonge the, and slaye them, & hynder ye worke.
And or aduersaries thought: They shall not knowe nether se, tyll we come in the myddes amonge the, and slaye them, & hynder ye worke.
American Standard Version
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And those who were against us said, Without their knowledge and without their seeing us, we will come among them and put them to death, causing the work to come to a stop.
And those who were against us said, Without their knowledge and without their seeing us, we will come among them and put them to death, causing the work to come to a stop.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And our aduersaries sayde: They shall not knowe, neither see, till we come in the middes among them, and slay them, and cause the worke to ceasse.
And our aduersaries sayde: They shall not knowe, neither see, till we come in the middes among them, and slay them, and cause the worke to ceasse.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
They that builded the wall and they that bore burdens laded themselves, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other held his weapon;
They that builded the wall and they that bore burdens laded themselves, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other held his weapon;
King James Version (1611)
And our aduersaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till wee come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the worke to cease.
And our aduersaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till wee come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the worke to cease.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they that afflicted us said, They shall not know, and they shall not see, until we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
And they that afflicted us said, They shall not know, and they shall not see, until we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
English Revised Version
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.
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And oure enemyes seiden, Wite thei not, and knowe thei not, til we comen in to the myddil of hem, and sleen hem, and maken the werk to ceesse.
And oure enemyes seiden, Wite thei not, and knowe thei not, til we comen in to the myddil of hem, and sleen hem, and maken the werk to ceesse.
Update Bible Version
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, until we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, until we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
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.
New King James Version
And our adversaries said, "They will neither know nor see anything, till we come into their midst and kill them and cause the work to cease."
And our adversaries said, "They will neither know nor see anything, till we come into their midst and kill them and cause the work to cease."
New Living Translation
Meanwhile, our enemies were saying, "Before they know what's happening, we will swoop down on them and kill them and end their work."
Meanwhile, our enemies were saying, "Before they know what's happening, we will swoop down on them and kill them and end their work."
New Life Bible
Those who hated us said, "They will not know it or see us until we are among them, kill them, and stop the work."
Those who hated us said, "They will not know it or see us until we are among them, kill them, and stop the work."
New Revised Standard
And our enemies said, "They will not know or see anything before we come upon them and kill them and stop the work."
And our enemies said, "They will not know or see anything before we come upon them and kill them and stop the work."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and our adversaries have said, They shall not know, neither shall they see, until we come into their midst, and slay them, - so shall we cause the work to cease.
and our adversaries have said, They shall not know, neither shall they see, until we come into their midst, and slay them, - so shall we cause the work to cease.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And our enemies said: Let them not know, nor understand, till we come in the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
And our enemies said: Let them not know, nor understand, till we come in the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
Revised Standard Version
And our enemies said, "They will not know or see till we come into the midst of them and kill them and stop the work."
And our enemies said, "They will not know or see till we come into the midst of them and kill them and stop the work."
Young's Literal Translation
And our adversaries say, `They do not know, nor see, till that we come in to their midst, and have slain them, and caused the work to cease.'
And our adversaries say, `They do not know, nor see, till that we come in to their midst, and have slain them, and caused the work to cease.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Our enemies said, "They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them and put a stop to the work."
Our enemies said, "They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them and put a stop to the work."
Contextual Overview
7When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairs of the walls of Jerusalem were going so well—that the breaks in the wall were being fixed—they were absolutely furious. They put their heads together and decided to fight against Jerusalem and create as much trouble as they could. We countered with prayer to our God and set a round-the-clock guard against them. 10 But soon word was going around in Judah, The builders are pooped, the rubbish piles up; We're in over our heads, we can't build this wall. 11And all this time our enemies were saying, "They won't know what hit them. Before they know it we'll be at their throats, killing them right and left. That will put a stop to the work!" The Jews who were their neighbors kept reporting, "They have us surrounded; they're going to attack!" If we heard it once, we heard it ten times. 13So I stationed armed guards at the most vulnerable places of the wall and assigned people by families with their swords, lances, and bows. After looking things over I stood up and spoke to the nobles, officials, and everyone else: "Don't be afraid of them. Put your minds on the Master, great and awesome, and then fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes." 15Our enemies learned that we knew all about their plan and that God had frustrated it. And we went back to the wall and went to work. From then on half of my young men worked while the other half stood guard with lances, shields, bows, and mail armor. Military officers served as backup for everyone in Judah who was at work rebuilding the wall. The common laborers held a tool in one hand and a spear in the other. Each of the builders had a sword strapped to his side as he worked. I kept the trumpeter at my side to sound the alert.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
They shall not: Judges 20:29-48, 2 Samuel 17:2, Psalms 56:6, Isaiah 47:11, Acts 23:12, Acts 23:21, 1 Thessalonians 5:2
Reciprocal: Ezra 4:4 - troubled Nehemiah 4:9 - Nevertheless Psalms 64:4 - shoot
Cross-References
Genesis 3:14
God told the serpent: "Because you've done this, you're cursed, cursed beyond all cattle and wild animals, Cursed to slink on your belly and eat dirt all your life. I'm declaring war between you and the Woman, between your offspring and hers. He'll wound your head, you'll wound his heel."
God told the serpent: "Because you've done this, you're cursed, cursed beyond all cattle and wild animals, Cursed to slink on your belly and eat dirt all your life. I'm declaring war between you and the Woman, between your offspring and hers. He'll wound your head, you'll wound his heel."
Genesis 4:15
God told him, "No. Anyone who kills Cain will pay for it seven times over." God put a mark on Cain to protect him so that no one who met him would kill him.
God told him, "No. Anyone who kills Cain will pay for it seven times over." God put a mark on Cain to protect him so that no one who met him would kill him.
Genesis 4:16
Cain left the presence of God and lived in No-Man's-Land, east of Eden.
Cain left the presence of God and lived in No-Man's-Land, east of Eden.
Genesis 4:19
Lamech married two wives, Adah and Zillah. Adah gave birth to Jabal, the ancestor of all who live in tents and herd cattle. His brother's name was Jubal, the ancestor of all who play the lyre and flute. Zillah gave birth to Tubal-Cain, who worked at the forge making bronze and iron tools. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.
Lamech married two wives, Adah and Zillah. Adah gave birth to Jabal, the ancestor of all who live in tents and herd cattle. His brother's name was Jubal, the ancestor of all who play the lyre and flute. Zillah gave birth to Tubal-Cain, who worked at the forge making bronze and iron tools. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.
Job 16:18
"O Earth, don't cover up the wrong done to me! Don't muffle my cry! There must be Someone in heaven who knows the truth about me, in highest heaven, some Attorney who can clear my name— My Champion, my Friend, while I'm weeping my eyes out before God. I appeal to the One who represents mortals before God as a neighbor stands up for a neighbor. "Only a few years are left before I set out on the road of no return."
"O Earth, don't cover up the wrong done to me! Don't muffle my cry! There must be Someone in heaven who knows the truth about me, in highest heaven, some Attorney who can clear my name— My Champion, my Friend, while I'm weeping my eyes out before God. I appeal to the One who represents mortals before God as a neighbor stands up for a neighbor. "Only a few years are left before I set out on the road of no return."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And our adversaries said, they shall not know,.... Our designs upon them:
neither see; or perceive what we are about to do:
till we come in the midst of them; with an army suddenly, at an unawares, and unexpected:
and slay them; they being unarmed, and not prepared to defend themselves:
and cause the work to cease; as it must in course, the builders being slain.
