‘Your name will no longer be Jacob,’ he said. ‘It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.’
Nehemiah 4:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard because of them day and night. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But because of them we made our prayer to our God and set a watch against them day and night. American Standard Version (1901) But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. Common English Bible So we prayed to our God and set a guard as protection against them day and night. Catholic Public Domain Version And we prayed to our God, and we stationed guards upon the wall, day and night, against them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And we prayed to our God, and set watchmen upon the wall day and night against them. |
‘Your name will no longer be Jacob,’ he said. ‘It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.’
In Judah, it was said: The strength of the labourer fails, since there is so much rubble. We will never be able to rebuild the wall.
And our enemies said, ‘They won’t realise it until we’re among them and can kill them and stop the work.’
He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success.
The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the treacherous.
Stay awake and pray, so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.’
But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place and to stand before the Son of Man.’
Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.