Nehemiah 4:8

Nehemiah 4:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
• New International Version (NIV)They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and all of them conspired together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion.

Context of Nehemiah 4:8

6So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work. 7When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious, and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance. 9So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night. 10Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”

Nehemiah 4:8 word by word

וַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּ כֻלָּם֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו לָב֖וֹא לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת ל֖וֹ תּוֹעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• and all of themכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• conspiredקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• conspiredיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• to comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• and createעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• a hindranceתּוֹעָהtô‛âh · errorH8442

Cross-references for Nehemiah 4:8

• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
• Psalms 83:3With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
• Isaiah 8:9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
• Acts 23:12When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
• Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”

Commentaries on Nehemiah 4:8

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 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 way of this good man, and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-237-21. 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 builders. The plot being discovered, Nehemiah adopted the most energetic…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 4:8

• Ammonites
• Ashdod
• Character
• Tobiah

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Armour
• Sanballat
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Baean
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Zechariah, Book of

Commentaries on Nehemiah 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings