Nehemiah 6:16 - Easy To Read Version16 Then all our enemies heard that we had completed the wall. And all the nations around us saw that it was finished. So they lost their courage. Why? Because they understood that this work had been done with the help of our God. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 176916 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition16 When all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us feared and fell far in their own esteem, for they saw that this work was done by our God. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)16 And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard thereof, that all the nations that were about us feared, and were much cast down in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible16 When our enemies heard about this, all of the nations around us were afraid and their confidence was greatly shaken. They knew that this work was completed with the help of our God. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version16 Then it happened that, when all our enemies had heard of it, all the nations that were around us were afraid, and they were downcast within themselves. For they knew that this work had been accomplished by God. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version16 And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard of it, that all nations which were round about us were afraid: and were cast down within themselves: for they perceived that this work was the work of God. Féach an chaibidil |
So the Lord dried up the Jordan River until the people of Israel finished crossing it. The kings of the Amorites living west of the Jordan River and the Canaanites living by the Mediterranean Sea heard about this and became very scared. After that they were not brave enough to stand and fight against the people of Israel.