The Wall Is Finished

15 So (A)the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. 16 (B)When all our enemies heard about it, and all the nations surrounding us saw it, they [a]lost their confidence; for (C)they realized that this work had been accomplished [b]with the help of our God.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 6:16 Lit fell exceedingly in their own eyes
  2. Nehemiah 6:16 Lit from our God

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

Opposition to the Completed Wall

16 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.

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