And 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.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd 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.
When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.
And it cometh to pass, when our enemies have heard that it hath been known to us, and God doth frustrate their counsel, and we turn back, all of us, unto the wall, each unto his work;
And it came to pass that when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and thatGod had defeated their counsel, we returned all of us to the wall, every one to his work.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentNehemiah — The walls rebuilt in fifty-two days; the covenant renewed; the reforms enacted and then re-enacted when Nehemiah returns to find them slipping. A book about civic and spiritual reconstruction side by side.
- Author
- Nehemiah (chs. 1–7, 11–13 largely first-person memoir); Ezra-material probably compiled alongside
- Date
- Events 445–432 BC; final compilation late-5th century BC