Nehemiah 4:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 4:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 4:2 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themsel..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 4:2 — KJV
“And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? fortify...: Heb. leave to themselves”
— Nehemiah 4:2 (KJV)
Nehemiah 4:2 in Context — About the Book of Nehemiah
Nehemiah is the Bible's project-management masterclass soaked in prayer. A royal cupbearer hears Jerusalem's walls are rubble, weeps, fasts, prays — then rebuilds them in fifty-two days despite ridicule and threats. Every chapter shows prayer and practical action working as one.
Cross-References for Nehemiah 4:2
“The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year; fail: Heb. pass”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:2: these, jews, themselves
“And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed. fail: Heb. pass perish: Heb. be ended”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:2: these, jews, end
“And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. join...: Heb. associate themselves an...: Heb. rights he that begat...: or, whom she brought forth”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:2: these, themselves, make
“In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. feeble: or, abject: Heb. fallen”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:2: before, feeble, end
“I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. backs: Heb. neck”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:2: before, make, end
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