ESV Reformation Study Bible – Neh 4:4–5
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Neh 4:4–5

4:4, 5 This is the first of three such imprecatory prayers (6:14; 13:29). An imprecatory prayer is one that calls for the enemy to be cursed (e.g., Ps. 79:12; 94:1–3; 137:7–9). See Introduction to Psalms: The Curses of the Psalms.