Quotes about Commitment
And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the Ascent to the Armory, near the angle in the wall.
— Nehemiah 3:19
So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
— Nehemiah 4:6
So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.
— Nehemiah 4:21
So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
— Nehemiah 4:23
“We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.
— Nehemiah 5:12
Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.
— Nehemiah 5:14
Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land.
— Nehemiah 5:16
So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”
— Nehemiah 6:3
In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
— Nehemiah 9:38
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
— Nehemiah 10:2
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
— Nehemiah 10:3
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
— Nehemiah 10:4