Nehemiah 4:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 4:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 4:7 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard tha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 4:7 — KJV
“But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth, were made up: Heb. ascended”
— Nehemiah 4:7 (KJV)
Nehemiah 4:7 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 4:7
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. flat: Heb. under it”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:7: came, pass, heard
“Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:7: came, pass, heard
“And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore. very...: Heb. with a great weeping greatly”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:7: came, pass, made
“And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:7: came, heard, jerusalem
“Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies. forefront: Heb. head”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:7: jerusalem, made, then
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