Nehemiah 4
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Nehemiah 4:3-7

3Now TobiahH2900 the AmmoniteH5984 was by himH681, and he saidH559, Even that which they buildH1129, if a foxH7776 should go upH5927, he would even break downH6555 their stoneH68 wallH2346. 4HearH8085, O our GodH430; for we are despisedH939: and turnH7725 their reproachH2781 upon their own headH7218, and giveH5414 them for a spoilH961 in the landH776 of captivityH7633:1 5And coverH3680 not their iniquityH5771, and let not their sinH2403 be blotted outH4229 from beforeH6440 thee: for they have provoked thee to angerH3707 before the buildersH1129. 6So we builtH1129 the wallH2346; and all the wallH2346 was joined togetherH7194 to the halfH2677 of it: for the peopleH5971 had a mindH3820 to workH6213.

7But it came to pass, when SanballatH5571, and TobiahH2900, and the ArabiansH6163, and the AmmonitesH5984, and the AshdoditesH796, heardH8085 that the wallsH2346 of JerusalemH3389 were set upH724H5927, and that the breachesH6555 beganH2490 to be closedH5640, then they were veryH3966 angryH2734,2

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 4:4 despised: Heb. despite ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 4:7 were made up: Heb. ascended ↩

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