Nehemiah 4:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 4:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 4:9 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 4:9 — KJV
“Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.”
— Nehemiah 4:9 (KJV)
Nehemiah 4:9 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 4:9
“In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. set: Heb. made”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:9: made, god, set
“And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. to rule the day...: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:9: made, god, day
“And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. created...: Heb. created to make”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:9: made, god, day
“Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? befall: Heb. find”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:9: god, against, day
“And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 4:9: made, against, day
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