But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your own hand.
Nehemiah 4:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So we rebuilt the wall until the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had the will to keep working. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So we built the wall, and all [of it] was joined together to half its height, for the people had a heart and mind to work. American Standard Version (1901) So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto half the height thereof: for the people had a mind to work. Common English Bible We continued to build the wall. All of it was joined together, and it reached half of its intended height because the people were eager to work. Catholic Public Domain Version And so we built the wall, and we joined it together, even to the unfinished portion. And the heart of the people was stirred up for the work. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So we built the wall, and joined it all together unto the half thereof: and the heart of the people was excited to work. |
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your own hand.
Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the house of my God over and above all that I’ve provided for the holy house:
Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over how God had prepared the people, for it had come about suddenly.
Do not cover their guilt or let their sin be erased from your sight, because they have angered the builders.
When Sanballat, Tobiah, and the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they became furious.
The wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul.
The Lord roused the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, the spirit of the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people. They began work on the house of the Lord of Armies, their God,
For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose.
equip you with everything good to do his will, working in us what is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. , Amen.