Nehemiah 6:15 (YLT)

Passage

And the wall is completed in the twenty and fifth of Elul, on the fifty and second day;

Nearby Context

Nehemiah 6:13 so that he <FI>is<Fi> an hireling, that I may fear and do so, and I had sinned, and it had been to them for an evil name that they may reproach me.

Nehemiah 6:14 Be mindful, O my God, of Tobiah, and of Sanballat, according to these his works, and also, of Noadiah the prophetess, and of the rest of the prophets who have been making me afraid.

Nehemiah 6:15 And the wall is completed in the twenty and fifth of Elul, on the fifty and second day;

Nehemiah 6:16 and it cometh to pass, when all our enemies have heard, and all the nations who are round about us see, that they fall greatly in their own eyes, and know that by our God hath this work been done.

Nehemiah 6:17 Also, in those days the freemen of Judah are multiplying their letters going unto Tobiah, and those of Tobiah are coming in unto them;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wall", "completed", "twenty", "fifth", "elul", "fifty", and "second". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wall" and "completed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Be mindful O my God of Tobiah..." into verse 16's "and it cometh to pass when all...", so "wall" and "completed" 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 "wall" and "completed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.