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Nehemiah 4

Neh. 4:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Nevertheless we made our prayer
palal (Hebrew #6419)
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
KJV usage: intreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.
Pronounce: paw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
unto our God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, and set
`amad (Hebrew #5975)
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
KJV usage: abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, + serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-)stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
Pronounce: aw-mad'
Origin: a primitive root
a watch
mishmar (Hebrew #4929)
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (fig.); also (as observed) a usage (abstr.), or an example (concr.)
KJV usage: diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
Pronounce: mish-mawr'
Origin: from 8104
t against them day
yowmam (Hebrew #3119)
daily
KJV usage: daily, (by, in the) day(-time).
Pronounce: yo-mawm'
Origin: from 3117
and night
layil (Hebrew #3915)
also laylah {lah'- yel-aw}; from the same as 3883; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
KJV usage: ((mid-))night (season).
Pronounce: lah'-yil
Origin: or (Isa. 21:11) leyl {lale}
, because
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
of them.
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Luke 21:36• 36Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. (Luke 21:36)
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Acts 4:24‑29• 24And they, having heard it, lifted up their voice with one accord to God, and said, Lord, *thou* art the God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;
 25who hast said by the mouth of thy servant David, Why have the nations raged haughtily and the peoples meditated vain things?
 26The kings of the earth were there, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.
 27For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations, and peoples of Israel, have been gathered together in this city
 28to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel had determined before should come to pass.
 29And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word, (Acts 4:24‑29)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Nevertheless.
Neh. 4:11• 11And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them and kill them, and put an end to the work. (Neh. 4:11)
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Gen. 32:9‑12,28• 9And Jacob said, God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah, who saidst unto me: Return into thy country and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good,
 10--I am too small for all the loving-kindness and all the faithfulness that thou hast shewn unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two troops.
 11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
 12And thou saidst, I will certainly deal well with thee, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
 28And he said, Thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God, and with men, and hast prevailed. (Gen. 32:9‑12,28)
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2 Kings 19:14‑19• 14And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up into the house of Jehovah, and spread it before Jehovah.
 15And Hezekiah prayed before Jehovah and said, Jehovah, God of Israel, who sittest between the cherubim, thou, the Same, thou alone art the God of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made the heavens and the earth.
 16Incline thine ear, Jehovah, and hear; open, Jehovah, thine eyes, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent him to reproach the living God.
 17Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,
 18and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore have they destroyed them.
 19And now, Jehovah our God, I beseech thee, save us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou, Jehovah, art God, thou only. (2 Kings 19:14‑19)
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Psa. 50:15• 15And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psa. 50:15)
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Psa. 55:16‑22• 16As for me, unto God will I call; and Jehovah will save me.
 17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray and moan aloud; and he will hear my voice.
 18He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle against me: for there were many about me.
 19*God will hear, and afflict them: he that is seated of old, (Selah) … because there is no change in them, and they fear not God.
 20He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant.
 21Smooth were the milky words of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords.
 22Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and *he* will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved. (Psa. 55:16‑22)
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Luke 6:11‑12• 11But *they* were filled with madness, and they spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus.
 12And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. (Luke 6:11‑12)
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Acts 4:24‑30• 24And they, having heard it, lifted up their voice with one accord to God, and said, Lord, *thou* art the God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;
 25who hast said by the mouth of thy servant David, Why have the nations raged haughtily and the peoples meditated vain things?
 26The kings of the earth were there, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.
 27For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations, and peoples of Israel, have been gathered together in this city
 28to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel had determined before should come to pass.
 29And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word,
 30in that thou stretchest out thy hand to heal, and that signs and wonders take place through the name of thy holy servant Jesus. (Acts 4:24‑30)
set a watch.
Matt. 26:41• 41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is ready, but the flesh weak. (Matt. 26:41)
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Luke 21:36• 36Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. (Luke 21:36)
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1 Peter 5:8• 8Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour. (1 Peter 5:8)
• And what had the children of Israel to meet this array of power on the part of the adversary? They had a leader whose confidence was in God....He thus combined dependence on God, in whom alone he knew his strength and defense to be, with unceasing vigilance against the "roaring lion." (“Exposition on Nehemiah: Nehemiah 4:1-15” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Then we prayed to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.