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Nehemiah 4:15

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-just whenH834 →
שָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'Uthey heardH8085 →
אוֹיְבֵ֙ינוּ֙'oy.Vei.nuenemies ourH341 →
כִּי־ki-thatH3588 →
נ֣וֹדַֽעNo.da'it was knownH3045 →
לָ֔נוּLa.nuto us
וַיָּ֥פֶרvai.Ya.ferand he had frustratedH6565 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.Tampurpose theirH6098 →
וַנָּ֤שָׁבva.na.shuvand we returnedH7725 →
כֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ku.La.nuall of usH3605 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.Mahthe wallH2346 →
אִ֖ישׁ'isheach oneH376 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃me.lakh.Towork hisH4399 →

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Job 5:12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.Romans 12:11Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.2 Samuel 17:14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.Psalms 33:10–11The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.Job 5:12–13He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.Isaiah 44:25who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,2 Samuel 15:31Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”Isaiah 8:10Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.Lamentations 3:37–38Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?Acts 5:38So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.1 Thessalonians 4:11and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.1 Corinthians 3:19–20For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”Mark 13:34It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.Ezra 7:6this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.

About Nehemiah

Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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