Nehemiah 6:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.”
Nehemiah 6:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 6:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 6:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For they all would have made us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened from the work, that it not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.”
Nehemiah 6:9 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 6:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, O God, strengthen thou my hands. ”
Nehemiah 6:9 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 6:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for all of them are making us afraid, saying, `Their hands are too feeble for the work, and it is not done;' and now, strengthen Thou my hands.”
Nehemiah 6:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 6:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be slackened from the work, that it be not carried out. — Now therefore strengthen my hands! ”
Nehemiah 6:9 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 6:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For all they afrayed vs, saying, Their handes shalbe weakened from the worke, and it shall not be done: nowe therefore incourage thou me.”
Nehemiah 6:9 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 6:9 in Context — Nehemiah 6
7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
8 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
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What Does Nehemiah 6:9 Mean?
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