when all our enemies: Nehemiah 2:10, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:7, Nehemiah 6:1-2
for they perceived: Exodus 14:25; Numbers 23:23; Joshua 5:1; Psalms 126:2; Acts 5:38
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Nehemiah 6:16
Nehemiah 6:16
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