When you hear the blast of the trumpet, rush to wherever it is sounding. Then our God will fight for us!”
Parallel translations
- WEB Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally there to us. Our God will fight for us.”
- KJV In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
- BSB Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”
- NKJV Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us.”
- NASB At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, assemble to us there. Our God will fight for us.”
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Quick answer
At the trumpet's sound the people are to rally to one another, trusting that God will fight for them. Their unity rests on confidence in God.
Overview
Nehemiah commands the scattered workers to converge wherever the trumpet sounds, assuring them, "Our God will fight for us." Practical coordination and bold faith stand side by side. The promise that God fights for His people runs through Scripture (Exodus 14:14; Romans 8:31) and ultimately points to Christ's decisive victory on their behalf.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Exod 14:14Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”
- Deut 1:30Yahweh your God who goes before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
- Deut 20:4for Yahweh your God is he who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”
- Deut 3:22You shall not fear them; for Yahweh your God himself fights for you.”
- Josh 23:10One man of you shall chase a thousand; for it is Yahweh your God who fights for you, as he spoke to you.
- Zech 14:3Then Yahweh will go out and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
- Exod 14:25He took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, “Let’s flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh fights for them against the Egyptians!”
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