Nehemiah 4:15 TSK: Our opponents heard that we had learned about them, that God had brought their plans to failure, and that each and every one of us had come to work on the wall.

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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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2 Samuel 15:31
Now someone told David: "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." So David pleaded, "O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!"

2 Samuel 17:14
Then 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.

Job 5:12, 13
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success. . . .

Psalm 33:10, 11
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples. . . .

Proverbs 21:30
No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel can prevail against the LORD.

Isaiah 8:10
Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us."

Isaiah 44:25
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,

Lamentations 3:37, 38
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it? . . .

1 Corinthians 3:19, 20
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. As it is written: "He catches the wise in their craftiness." . . .

every one

Mark 13:34
It 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.

Romans 12:11
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 4:11
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.

Chapter Outline

1. While the enemies scoff, Nehemiah prays and continues the work
7. Understanding the wrath and secrets of the enemy, he sets a watch
13. He arms the laborers
19. and gives military precepts

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Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
When our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had frustrated their plan, then all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When our enemies heard that we knew their scheme and that God had frustrated it, every one of us returned to his own work on the wall.

International Standard Version
Our opponents heard that we had learned about them, that God had brought their plans to failure, and that each and every one of us had come to work on the wall.

NET Bible
It so happened that when our adversaries heard that we were aware of these matters, God frustrated their intentions. Then all of us returned to the wall, each to his own work.

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