Nehemiah 4:22 (DRB)

Passage

At that time also I said to the people: Let every one with his servant stay in the midst of Jerusalem, and let us take our turns in the night, and by day, to work.

Nearby Context

Nehemiah 4:20 In what place soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, run all thither unto us: our God will fight for us.

Nehemiah 4:21 And let us do the work: and let one half of us hold our spears from the rising of the morning, till the stars appear.

Nehemiah 4:22 At that time also I said to the people: Let every one with his servant stay in the midst of Jerusalem, and let us take our turns in the night, and by day, to work.

Nehemiah 4:23 Now I and my brethren, and my servants, and the watchmen that followed me, did not put off our clothes: only every man stripped himself when he was to be washed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "time", "said", "people", "servant", "stay", "midst", "jerusalem", and "take". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "time" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And let us do the work and..." into verse 23's "Now I and my brethren and my...", so "time" and "said" belong inside that flow. In Nehemiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "time" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.