Nehemiah 4:9
Nehemiah 4:9 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night.
Nehemiah 4:7-9 The Message (MSG)
When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairs of the walls of Jerusalem were going so well—that the breaks in the wall were being fixed—they were absolutely furious. They put their heads together and decided to fight against Jerusalem and create as much trouble as they could. We countered with prayer to our God and set a round-the-clock guard against them.
Nehemiah 4:9 King James Version (KJV)
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Nehemiah 4:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.
Nehemiah 4:9 New Century Version (NCV)
But we prayed to our God and appointed guards to watch for them day and night.
Nehemiah 4:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Nehemiah 4:9 New International Version (NIV)
But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.
Nehemiah 4:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and because of them we set a watch against them day and night.