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Nehemiah 4:14 — And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the…
“And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”
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The verses around Nehemiah 4:14.
12And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
13Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
14And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
15And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
16And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
Verse explanation
Nehemiah motivates the people by reminding them that the fight was not only against an enemy, but a direct defense of each person's own family.
From the Nehemiah 4 study in Bible in Stories.
Nehemiah 4:14 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E olhei, e levantei-me, e disse aos nobres, e aos magistrados, e ao resto do povo: Não os temaes: lembrae-vos do grande e terrivel Senhor, e pelejae pelos vossos irmãos, vossos filhos, vossas mulheres e vossas casas.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Depois olhei, me levantei, e disse aos nobres, aos oficiais, e aos demais do povo: Não os temais; lembrai-vos do Senhor grande e temível, e lutai por vossos irmãos, por vossos filhos e vossas filhas, por vossas mulheres e vossas casas.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Después de inspeccionar nuestras defensas, me puse de pie y me dirigí a los nobles, a los funcionarios y al resto del pueblo, diciendo: “¡No tengan miedo de ellos! ¡Recordad al Señor, que es poderoso y formidable! Luchad por vuestros hermanos, vuestros hijos y vuestras hijas, vuestras mujeres y vuestros hogares”.
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