(A)Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “Yes, what they are building—(B)if a fox goes up on it he will break down their stone wall!” (C)Hear, O our God, for we are despised. (D)Turn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives. (E)Do not cover their guilt, and let not their sin be blotted out from your sight, for they have provoked you to anger in the presence of the builders.

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Tobiah(A) the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building—even a fox climbing up on it would break down their wall of stones!”(B)

Hear us, our God, for we are despised.(C) Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity. Do not cover up their guilt(D) or blot out their sins from your sight,(E) for they have thrown insults in the face of[a] the builders.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 4:5 Or have aroused your anger before