Nehemiah 4:20

20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!”

Nehemiah 4:20 in Other Translations

20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

20 In the place where you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us."

20 When you hear the blast of the trumpet, rush to wherever it is sounding. Then our God will fight for us!”

20 When you hear the trumpet call, join us there; our God will fight for us."

20 Wherever you hear the trumpet sound, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!"

Nehemiah 4:20 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 4:20

In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet
Be it what part of the wall soever they were at work, even the most distant:

resort ye thither to us;
to Nehemiah, and the half of his servants armed, where the trumpet was blown; that was to be the place of rendezvous:

our God shall fight for us;
and give us victory over our enemies; none have any reason to be intimidated, when they shall hear the sound of the trumpet.

Nehemiah 4:20 In-Context

18 and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet stayed with me.

19 Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall.

20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!”

21 So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out.

22 At that time I also said to the people, “Have every man and his helper stay inside Jerusalem at night, so they can serve us as guards by night and as workers by day.”

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 33:3
• 2. S Exodus 14:14; S Deuteronomy 1:30; Deuteronomy 20:4; Joshua 10:14