Nehemiah 4:23 (LSB)

Passage

So neither I, my brothers, my young men, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us removed our clothes, each took his weapon even to the water.

Nearby Context

Nehemiah 4:21 So we kept doing the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars came out.

Nehemiah 4:22 At that time I also said to the people, “Let each man with his young man spend the night within Jerusalem so that they may be a guard for us by night and a worker by day.”

Nehemiah 4:23 So neither I, my brothers, my young men, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us removed our clothes, each took his weapon even to the water.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "brothers", "young", "guard", "followed", "none", "removed", and "clothes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "brothers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "At that time I also said to...", giving immediate footing for "neither" and "brothers". In Nehemiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "neither" and "brothers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.