10 In Judah, it was said:[a]

The strength of the laborer fails,
since there is so much rubble.
We will never be able
to rebuild the wall.

11 And our enemies said, “They won’t know or see anything until we’re among them and can kill them and stop the work.” 12 When the Jews who lived nearby arrived, they said to us time and again,[b] “Everywhere you turn, they attack[c] us.”

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 4:10 Lit Judah said
  2. Nehemiah 4:12 Lit us 10 times
  3. Nehemiah 4:12 Or again from every place, “You must return to

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