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Nehemiah 6:15

What does Nehemiah 6:15 mean?

A plain-English look at Nehemiah 6:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Nehemiah 6:15 means

The wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. This concise report underscores both the remarkable speed and the focused determination of the builders under Nehemiah’s leadership. Given the opposition, the achievement cannot be explained merely by human effort. The verse points to God’s enabling hand behind diligent work. The restoration of the wall meant renewed safety for Jerusalem and a turning point for the community’s morale. What had been a reproach now stood as a testimony to perseverance and providence.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifthdayofthe monthElul, in fifty and two days.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifthdayofthe monthElul, in fifty and two days.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

So the wall was complete on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the wall is completed in the twenty and fifth of Elul, on the fifty and second day;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But the wall was finished the five and twentieth day of the month of Elul, in two and fifty days.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

After prayers and plots, the narrative reaches its climax: completion. The date and duration root the story in history and invite the reader to marvel at the outcome. The next verse will describe the reaction of the surrounding enemies and nations, who interpret the success correctly—as God’s work. The flow moves from finishing to fear in the adversaries, highlighting that the true power behind the wall was not stone and mortar but the Lord.

v.14Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.

v.15This passage

v.16And it came to pass, when all our enemies heardthereof, that all the nations that were about us feared, and were much cast down in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Nehemiah 4:1

    But it came to pass that, when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

  • Ezra 6:15

    And 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.

  • Daniel 9:25

    Know therefore and discern, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the anointed one, the prince, shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: it shall be built again, with street and moat, even in troublous times.

  • Psalms 1:3

    And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

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