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14 My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat in light of these actions and also the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who were trying to intimidate me.[a]

The Wall Is Completed Despite Opposition

15 So the wall was finished in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul. 16 As all our enemies heard about it, all the nations that were around us became afraid and lost their confidence. They knew that this work had been accomplished by our God.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 6:14 Nehemiah frequently interjects prayers into the narration. To make it easier to recognize them, they receive extra indentation.

14 Remember(A) Tobiah and Sanballat,(B) my God, because of what they have done; remember also the prophet(C) Noadiah and how she and the rest of the prophets(D) have been trying to intimidate me. 15 So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days.

Opposition to the Completed Wall

16 When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.

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