Nehemiah 4:8

Modern

…and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.

Traditional

And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

Literal

And all of them conspired together to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to do to it injury.

Latin

Et congregati sunt omnes pariter ut venirent, et pugnarent contra Jerusalem, et molirentur insidias.

Hebrew

English

…and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 83:3–11
With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
Psalm 2:1–3
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Isaiah 8:9–10
Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
Jeremiah 20:10
For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”
Acts 23:12–13
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions