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Nehemiah 6:15–16

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THE WALL COMPLETED

15The wall was completedx in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul.y 16When all our enemiesz heard this, all the surrounding nations were intimidatedaa and lost their confidence,A for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.ab

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Footnotes

  1. A and fell greatly in their eyes

Cross references

  1. xNeh 4:1,7; 6:1
  2. yEzr 6:15
  3. zNeh 2:10; 6:1
  4. aaEzr 3:3
  5. abEx 14:25

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days.

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

So on October 2 the wall was finished—just fifty-two days after we had begun. When our enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. They realized this work had been done with the help of our God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days. When our enemies heard of this, all of the nations surrounding us were afraid and lost their confidence. They knew that this work had been done with the help of our God.

KJV 1900King James Version

So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. 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.