Nehemiah 4:9

Easy To Read Version

But we prayed to our God. And we put guards on the walls to watch day and night so we could be ready to meet those men.

Cross References

Genesis 32:28

Then the man said, “Your name will not be Jacob. Your name will now be Israel. [191] I give you this name because you have fought with God and with men, and you have not been defeated.”

Nehemiah 4:10

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 can’t continue to build the wall.

Nehemiah 4:11

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.’”

Job 5:12

God stops the plans of clever, evil people,\par so they have no success.\par

Psalm 33:10

The Lord can make everyone’s advice useless.\par He can ruin all their plans.\par

Psalm 50:15

\{God says,\}\par “Call for me when you have troubles!\par I will help you.\par And then you can honor me.”\par

Proverbs 22:12

The Lord watches over and protects people who know him. But he destroys people who turn against him.

Matthew 26:41

Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. Your spirit wants to do what is right. But your body is weak.”

Luke 21:36

So be ready all the time. Pray that you will be strong enough to continue safely through all these things that will happen. And pray that you will be able to stand before the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [336]} ”

1 Peter 5:8

Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy. And he goes around like a roaring lion looking for some person to eat.