Nehemiah 4:20 (GNV)

Passage

In what place therefore ye heare the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither vnto vs: our God shall fight for vs.

Nearby Context

Nehemiah 4:18 For euery one of the buylders had his sworde girded on his loynes, and so buylded: and he that blewe the trumpet, was beside me.

Nehemiah 4:19 Then saide I vnto the Princes, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The worke is great and large, and we are separated vpon the wall, one farre from another.

Nehemiah 4:20 In what place therefore ye heare the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither vnto vs: our God shall fight for vs.

Nehemiah 4:21 So we laboured in the worke, and halfe of them helde the speares, from the appearing of the morning, till the starres came foorth.

Nehemiah 4:22 And at the same time said I vnto the people, Let euery one with his seruant lodge within Ierusalem, that they may be a watch for vs in the night, and labour in the day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "place", "therefore", "heare", "sound", "trumpet", "resort", "thither", and "vnto". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "place" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "Then saide I vnto the Princes and..." into verse 21's "So we laboured in the worke and...", so "place" and "therefore" 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 "place" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.