Nehemiah 4:12-14

Contemporary English Version

¹² On at least ten different occasions, the Jews living near our enemies warned us against attacks from every side,^{[a] 13} and so I sent people to guard the wall at its lowest places and where there were still holes in it. I placed them according to families, and they stood guard with swords and spears and with bows and arrows. ¹⁴ Then I looked things over and told the leaders, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Don't be afraid of your enemies! The Lord is great and fearsome. So think of him and fight for your relatives and children, your wives and homes!”