Nehemiah 4:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, Even what they build, if a fox goes up, he will break down their stone wall.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    So we prayed to our God and set a guard against them day and night because of their threats.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their sto wall.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now Tobiah{H2900} the Ammonite{H5984} was by him,{H681} and he said,{H559} Even that which they are building,{H1129} if a fox{H7776} go up,{H5927} he shall break down{H6555} their stone{H68} wall.{H2346}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now Tobiah{H2900} the Ammonite{H5984} was by him{H681}, and he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Even that which they build{H1129}{(H8802)}, if a fox{H7776} go up{H5927}{(H8799)}, he shall even break down{H6555}{(H8804)} their stone{H68} wall{H2346}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Tobias the Ammonite beside him saide: Let the builde on, yf a foxe go vp, he shall breake downe their stonye wall.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and said, Although they buylde, yet if a foxe goe vp, he shall euen breake downe their stonie wall.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and sayde: Though they buyld, yet if a foxe go vp, he shall breake downe their stony wall.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Now Tobiah the Ammonite [was] by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Tobiah the Ammonite `is' by him and saith, `Also, that which they are building -- if a fox doth go up, then it hath broken down their stone wall.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Such is their building that if a fox goes up it, their stone wall will be broken down.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, "What they are building, if a fox climbed up it, he would break down their stone wall."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was close by, said,“If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 2:10 : 10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
  • Neh 2:19 : 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian heard it, they mocked us and despised us, and said, What is this thing that you do? Will you rebel against the king?
  • Neh 6:1 : 1 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall, and there was no gap in it; (though at that time I had not set up the doors on the gates;)
  • Lam 5:18 : 18 Because of Mount Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
  • 1 Kgs 20:10 : 10 And Benhadad sent to him, and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
  • 1 Kgs 20:18 : 18 And he said, Whether they come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they come out for war, take them alive.
  • 2 Kgs 18:23 : 23 Now therefore, please give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Neh 4:1-2
    2 verses
    83%

    1 But it happened that when Sanballat heard we were building the wall, he was angry, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

    2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish that are burned?

  • Neh 4:4-12
    9 verses
    79%

    4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them as prey in a land of captivity:

    5 Do not cover their iniquity, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before you: for they have provoked you to anger before the builders.

    6 So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together up to half its height: for the people had a mind to work.

    7 But it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were repaired, and the breaches began to be stopped, they were very angry,

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

    9 Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

    10 And Judah said, The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

    11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know or see anything until we come in among them and kill them, and cause the work to cease.

    12 And when the Jews who lived near them came, they said to us ten times, From whatever place you turn, they will be upon us.

  • Neh 2:17-20
    4 verses
    76%

    17 Then I said to them, You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.

    18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me, and also the king's words that he had spoken to me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

    19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian heard it, they mocked us and despised us, and said, What is this thing that you do? Will you rebel against the king?

    20 Then I answered them and said to them, The God of heaven will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.

  • Neh 6:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall, and there was no gap in it; (though at that time I had not set up the doors on the gates;)

    2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they planned to harm me.

  • Neh 6:12-17
    6 verses
    74%

    12 And, indeed, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

    13 Therefore he was hired, that I should be afraid, and act that way, and sin, so they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

    14 My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, who would have made me afraid.

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

    16 And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they realized that this work was done by our God.

    17 Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them.

  • Ezra 4:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12 Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from you to us are come to Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls and joined the foundations.

    13 Be it known now to the king, that, if this city is built, and the walls set up again, then they will not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so you will harm the revenue of the kings.

  • Neh 2:10
    73%

    10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

  • Ezra 5:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 At the same time, Tatnai, governor on this side of the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, came to them and said, Who has commanded you to build this house and to finish this wall?

    4 Then we said to them in this manner, What are the names of the men who are building this building?

  • Neh 6:6
    72%

    6 In which was written, It is reported among the nations, and Geshem says it, that you and the Jews plan to rebel: therefore you are building the wall, that you may be their king, according to these reports.

  • Neh 4:15
    72%

    15 And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their plan to nothing, that we all returned to the wall, each to his work.

  • Neh 4:17-19
    3 verses
    71%

    17 Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked in the construction, and with the other held a weapon.

    18 For every builder had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me.

    19 Then I said to the nobles, the rulers, and the rest of the people, The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.

  • Ezra 4:1
    71%

    1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to the LORD God of Israel,

  • Ezra 5:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8 Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones, and timber is being laid in the walls, and this work is going on rapidly and prospers in their hands.

    9 Then we asked those elders and said to them, Who commanded you to build this house and to finish these walls?

  • Ezra 4:4
    70%

    4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

  • Neh 13:4
    70%

    4 Before this, Eliashib the priest, who was in charge of the chambers of the house of our God, was allied with Tobiah;

  • Neh 1:3
    70%

    3 And they said to me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.

  • Ezra 4:16
    69%

    16 We certify the king that, if this city is built again, and the walls set up, by this means you will have no portion on this side of the river.

  • Neh 6:19
    68%

    19 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to frighten me.

  • Neh 13:7
    68%

    7 and I came to Jerusalem and discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah by preparing a room for him in the courts of the house of God.

  • Neh 3:1
    68%

    1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate. They sanctified it and set up its doors; even to the tower of Meah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananeel.

  • Isa 22:10
    68%

    10 And you have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses you have broken down to fortify the wall.

  • Neh 2:15
    68%

    15 Then I went up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.

  • Neh 3:19
    68%

    19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the turning of the wall.

  • Nah 2:5
    68%

    5 He shall recount his nobles: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defense shall be prepared.

  • Hab 2:11
    68%

    11 For the stone shall cry out from the wall, and the beam from the timber shall answer it.

  • Ezek 13:12
    68%

    12 Surely, when the wall has fallen, will it not be said to you, 'Where is the daubing with which you have daubed it?'

  • Lam 5:18
    67%

    18 Because of Mount Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

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