The Church Fathers on this verse

Nehemiah 4:8Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And they all assembled themselves together, to come, and to fight against Jerusalem, and to prepare ambushes.

Douay-Rheims

וָאֵ֣רֶא וָאָק֗וּם וָאֹמַ֞ר אֶל־הַחֹרִ֤ים וְאֶל־הַסְּגָנִים֙ וְאֶל־יֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם אַל־תִּֽירְא֖וּ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם אֶת־אֲדֹנָ֞י הַגָּד֤וֹל וְהַנּוֹרָא֙ זְכֹ֔רוּ וְהִֽלָּחֲמ֗וּ עַל־אֲחֵיכֶם֙ בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם וּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔ם נְשֵׁיכֶ֖ם וּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

Beda Venerabilis

7th centuryChurch Father

The sole sanctuary from the adversaries of the Church is found in prayer to God and the fervor of the instructors, who, devoting their thoughts to His commandments both day and night, empower the spirits of the faithful to withstand the onslaughts of the enemy with prayer, encouragement, and counsel.

Cross references

Passages read together with this verse.