Top Verses from Nehemiah 4  

Do not cover up their guilt or blot out their sins from your sight, for they have thrown insults in the face of the builders. (NIV)

Cover not their iniquity and let not their sin be blotted out before You, for they have vexed [with alarm] the builders and provoked You. (AMP)

And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders. (KJV)

But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem's walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. (NIV)

But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, Ammonites, and Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were going up and that the breaches were being closed, they were very angry. (AMP)

But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth, (KJV)

They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it. (NIV)

And they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem, to injure and cause confusion and failure in it. (AMP)

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

Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, "The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall." (NIV)

And [the leaders of] Judah said, The strength of the burden bearers is weakening, and there is much rubbish; we are not able to work on the wall. (AMP)

And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall. (KJV)

But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat. (NIV)

But because of them we made our prayer to our God and set a watch against them day and night. (AMP)

Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. (KJV)

Neither I nor my brothers nor my men nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each had his weapon, even when he went for water. (NIV)

So none of us--I, my kinsmen, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me--took off our clothes; each kept his weapon [in his hand for days]. (AMP)

So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing. (KJV)

When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews (NIV)

BUT WHEN Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and in a great rage, and he ridiculed the Jews. (AMP)

But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. (KJV)

Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall." (NIV)

And I said to the nobles and officials and the rest of the people, The work is great and scattered, and we are separated on the wall, one far from another. (AMP)

And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another. (KJV)

Also our enemies said, "Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work." (NIV)

And our enemies said, They will not know or see till we come into their midst and kill them and stop the work. (AMP)

And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease. (KJV)

After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your people, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes." (NIV)

I looked [them over] and rose up and said to the nobles and officials and the other people, Do not be afraid of the enemy; [earnestly] remember the Lord and imprint Him [on your minds], great and terrible, and [take from Him courage to] fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes. (AMP)

And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the LORD, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses. (KJV)