Nehemiah 4:13-15

EasyEnglish Bible

¹³ So I put some men behind the lowest part of the wall where there were holes. Each of the families had guards with swords, spears, bows and arrows. ¹⁴ I went round the city and I looked at everything. I said to the leaders, the officers and the people, ‘Do not be afraid of our enemies. Remember that our Lord God is great and powerful. Fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons, your daughters and your wives. Fight to keep your homes safe.’

¹⁵ Our enemies realized that we knew what they had decided to do. God had stopped them from doing what they wanted. So each of us went back to our work on the wall.