Nehemiah 4:12
And 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.
Nehemiah 4:12 in other translations
| BSB | At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.” |
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| WEB | When the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.” |
| ASV | And it came to pass that, when the Jews that dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times from all places, Ye must return unto us. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass, when the Jews have come who are dwelling near them, that they say to us ten times from all the places whither ye return-- they are against us. |
| DARBY | And it came to pass that when the Jews that dwelt by them came and told us so ten times, from all the places whence they returned to us, |
| BBE | And it came about that when the Jews who were living near them came, they said to us ten times, From all directions they are coming against us. |
| Webster | And it came to pass, that when the Jews who dwelt by them came, they said to us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return to us they will be upon you. |
What does Nehemiah 4:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 4:7-21
Ne 4:7-23. He Sets a Watch. 7-21. But ... when Sanballat ... heard that the walls ... were made up, and ... the breaches ... stopped--The rapid progress of the fortifications, despite all their predictions to the contrary, goaded the Samaritans to frenzy. So they, dreading danger from the growing greatness of the Jews, formed a conspiracy to surprise them, demolish their works, and disperse or intimidate the…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 4:7-15
The hindering good work is what bad men aim at, and promise themselves success in; but good work is God's work, and it shall prosper. God has many ways of bringing to light, and so of bringing to nought, the devices and designs of his church's enemies. If our enemies cannot frighten us from duty, or deceive us into sin, they cannot hurt us. Nehemiah put himself and his cause under the Divine protection. It was the…
Nehemiah 4:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Nehemiah 4:12
- Numbers 14:22
Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
- Genesis 31:41
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
- Genesis 31:7
And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
- Job 19:3
These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ge 31:7,41; Nu 14:22; Job 19:3
From all places, etc. or, That from all places ye mustreturn to us. ye shall return. Houbigant, Michaelis, and Dathe contend, that instead of {tashoovoo,} "ye shall return," we should read {chashevoo,} "they designed."
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Nehemiah 4:11
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
- Nehemiah 4:12
And 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.
- Nehemiah 4:13
Therefore 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.
Nehemiah 4:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Sucedió empero, que como vinieron los Judíos que habitaban entre ellos, nos dieron aviso diez veces de todos los lugares de donde volvían á nosotros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ceux qui bâtissaient avaient chacun leur épée ceinte sur leurs reins et bâtissaient, et celui qui sonnait de la trompette était à côté de moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah, als die Juden, welche neben ihnen wohnten, kamen und uns wohl zehnmal sagten, aus allen Orten her: Kehret zu uns zurück! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Factum est autem venientibus Judæis qui habitabant juxta eos, et dicentibus nobis per decem vices, ex omnibus locis quibus venerant ad nos, |