Nehemiah 4:1-7

1NowH1961 whenH834 SanballatH5571 heardH8085 thatH3588 weH587 were rebuildingH1129 the wallH2346, he was furiousH2734 and filled with indignationH3707H7235. He ridiculedH3932H5921 the JewsH3064 2beforeH6440 his associatesH251 and the armyH2428 of SamariaH8111H559, sayingH559, “WhatH4100 are these feebleH537 JewsH3064 doingH6213? Can they restoreH5800 the wall by themselves?1 Will they offer sacrificesH2076? Will they complete itH3615 in a dayH3117? Can they bring theseH1992 burntH8313 stonesH68 back to lifeH2421 from the moundsH6194 of rubbleH6083?”

3Then TobiahH2900 the AmmoniteH5984, who was beside himH681, saidH559, “IfH518 evenH1571 a foxH7776 were to climb up onH5927 whatH834 theyH1992 are buildingH1129, it would break downH6555 their wallH2346 of stonesH68!”

4Hear usH8085, O GodH430, forH3588 we areH1961 despisedH939. TurnH7725 their scornH2781 back uponH413 their own headsH7218, and let them be takenH5414 as plunderH961 to a landH776 of captivityH7633. 5Do notH408 cover upH3680H5921 their iniquityH5771 or let their sinH2403 be blotted outH4229 from Your sightH6440H408, forH3588 they have provokedH3707H5048 the buildersH1129.2

6So we rebuiltH1129 the wallH2346 until allH3605 of it was joined togetherH7194 up toH5704 half itsH2677 height, for the peopleH5971 hadH1961 a mindH3820 to workH6213.

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WhenH834 SanballatH5571 and TobiahH2900, together with the ArabsH6163, AmmonitesH5984, and AshdoditesH796, heardH8085 thatH3588 the repairH724 to the wallsH2346 of JerusalemH3389 was progressingH5927 and thatH3588H2490 the gapsH6555 were being closedH5640, they were furiousH2734,