Verse
Nehemiah 6:9 — For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened…
“For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.”
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The verses around Nehemiah 6:9.
7And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
8Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
9For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
10Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
Verse explanation
He understands that the real goal of these threats was to discourage the people to the point of abandoning the work, and he responds with a short prayer asking for strength to continue.
From the Nehemiah 6 study in Bible in Stories.
Nehemiah 6:9 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque todos elles nos procuravam atemorizar, dizendo: As suas mãos largarão a obra, e não se effeituará. Agora pois, ó Deus, esforça as minhas mãos.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Porque todos eles procuravam nos atemorizar, dizendo: As mãos deles se enfraquecerão da obra, e ela não será feita.Esforça pois minhas mãos, [ó Deus] .
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Todos intentaban asustarnos, diciéndose a sí mismos: “No tendrán fuerzas para trabajar, así que nunca se terminará”. Pero yo rezaba, ¡hazme fuerte!
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