Nehemiah 4:9

Contemporary English Version 1995

But we kept on praying to our God, and we also stationed guards day and night.

Cross References

1 Peter 5:8

Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack.

Psalm 50:15

Pray to me in time of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.

Luke 21:36

Watch out and keep praying that you can escape all that is going to happen and that the Son of Man will be pleased with you.

Matthew 26:41

Stay awake and pray that you won't be tested. You want to do what is right, but you are weak.”

Genesis 32:28

The man said, “From now on, your name will no longer be Jacob. You will be called Israel, because you have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won.”

Nehemiah 4:11

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.”

Nehemiah 4:10

Meanwhile, the people of Judah were singing a sorrowful song: “So much rubble for us to haul! Worn out and weary, will we ever finish this wall?”

Job 5:12

God swiftly traps the wicked

Psalm 33:10

The Lord destroys the plans and spoils the schemes of the nations.

Proverbs 22:12

The Lord watches over everyone who shows good sense, but he frustrates the plans of deceitful liars.