Nehemiah 4:6

6 So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.

Read Chapter Compare

PREVIOUS Nehemiah 4:5 NEXT Nehemiah 4:7

Nehemiah 4:6 in Other Translations

KJV

6 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

ESV

6 So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.

NLT

6 At last the wall was completed to half its height around the entire city, for the people had worked with enthusiasm.

MSG

6 We kept at it, repairing and rebuilding the wall. The whole wall was soon joined together and halfway to its intended height because the people had a heart for the work.

CSB

6 So we rebuilt the wall until the entire wall was joined together up to half its [height], for the people had the will to keep working.

Nehemiah 4:6 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 4:6

So built we the wall
Went on in building it, notwithstanding their scoffs and threats:

and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof;
it was carried all round the city to half the height of it:

for the people had a mind to work;
their heart was in it, they had a good will to it, and they made haste to finish it.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Nehemiah 4:6 In-Context

4 Hear us, our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.

5 Do not cover up their guilt or blot out their sins from your sight, for they have thrown insults in the face of the builders.

6 So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.

7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.

8 They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it.

Nehemiah 4:6

Share

Settings

Nehemiah 4:6 in Other Translations

Nehemiah 4:6 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 4:6 In-Context