Nehemiah 4:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 4:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 4:21 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 4:21 — KJV
“So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.”
— Nehemiah 4:21 (KJV)
Nehemiah 4:21 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 4:21
“And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:21: work, half, held
“And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. overthrew: Heb. shook off”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:21: morning, appeared
“And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:21: morning, till
“And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:21: morning, till
“In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:21: half, morning
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