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Nehemiah 6:16 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 6 · verse 16 · King James Version
And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.Nehemiah 6:16 · King James Version
Nehemiah 6:16 in context
14My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.
15So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.
16And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
17Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
18For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- perceivedyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- enemiesʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- heathengôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- wroughtʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- heardshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- muchmᵉʼôdproperly, vehemenceH3966 →
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