All these things didn’t come\par from me and my people!\par All these things come from you.\par We are only giving back to you\par things that came from you.\par
Nehemiah 4:6 - Easy To Read Version We built the wall of Jerusalem. We built the wall all the way around the city. But it was only half as tall as it should be. We did this much because the people worked with all their heart. 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. |
All these things didn’t come\par from me and my people!\par All these things come from you.\par We are only giving back to you\par things that came from you.\par
I am making a special gift of gold and silver things for my God’s temple. I am doing this because I really want the temple of my God to be built. I am giving all these things to build this holy temple.
Hezekiah and the people were very happy about the things God prepared for his people. And they were happy he did it so quickly!
Don’t take away their guilt or forgive the sins they have done in your sight. They have insulted and discouraged the builders.”
But Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the men from Ashdod were very angry. They heard that the people continued working on the walls of Jerusalem. They heard the people were fixing the holes in the wall.
So the wall of Jerusalem was finished on the 25th day of the month of Elul. {\cf2\super [20]} It had taken 52 days to finish building the wall.
Your people will volunteer\par when you gather your army together.\par They will wear their special clothes\par and meet together early in the morning,\par Those young men will be\par \{all around you\} like dew on the ground. {\cf2\super [574]} \par
This is New Jerusalem!\par The city has been built again\par as one united city.\par
\{Then the Lord God made the people excited about building the temple\}. Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel was the governor of Judah. The Lord made him excited! Joshua son of Jehozadak was the high priest. The Lord made him excited! And the Lord made all the people excited \{about building the temple\}. So they began working on the temple {\cf2\super [5]} of their God, the Lord All-Powerful.
Yes, God is working in you. God helps you want to do the things that please him. And he gives you the power to do these things.