And I looked. — It appears that the energetic appeal now described was uttered on the actual approach of an attacking party.
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Nehemiah 4:14
14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.