So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.
Parallel translations
- WEB So the wall was finished in the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.
- BSB So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.
- NKJV So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.
- NASB So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.
- NLT So on October 2 the wall was finished—just fifty-two days after we had begun.
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Quick answer
The wall is finished on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in just fifty-two days. A remarkably swift completion crowns the effort.
Overview
Against fierce opposition and internal hardship, the wall is completed in only fifty-two days, a testament to united labor and God's enabling. The precise date marks a decisive moment in Judah's restoration. The astonishing speed sets up the next verse's confession that this work was accomplished by God.
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Cross-references · 4
- Ps 1:3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
- Neh 4:1–2But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
- Ezra 6:15And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
- Dan 9:25Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
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