Nehemiah:4

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* Now it came to pass , when Sanaballat heard that we were building the wall , that it was (note :)Gr . seemed evil (:note ) grievous to him , and he was very angry , and railed against the Jews . * And he said before his brethren (that is the army of the Samaritans ) Is it true that these Jews are building their city ? do they indeed offer sacrifices ? will they prevail ? and will they this day (note :)Gr . heal (:note ) restore the stones , after they have been burnt and made a heap of Gr . earth rubbish ? * And Tobias the Ammanite came near to him , and said (note :)Or , with regard to them (:note ) to them , Do they sacrifice or eat in their place ? shall not a fox go up and pull down their wall of stones ? * Hear , O our God , for we have become a scorn ; and return thou their reproach upon their head , and make them a scorn in a land of captivity , * and do not cover their iniquity . bes @Nehemiah:4:6 " /> * But it came to pass , when Sanaballat and Tobia , and the Arabians , and the Ammanites , heard that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was advancing , and that the breaches began to be stopped , that it appeared very grievous to them . * And all of them assembled together , to come to fight against Jerusalem , and to destroy it utterly . * So we prayed to our God and set watchmen against them day and night , because of them . * And Juda said , The strength of the enemies is broken , yet there is much rubbish , and we shall not be able to build (note :)Gr . on the wall (:note ) the wall . * And they that afflicted us said , They shall not know , and they shall not see , until we come into the midst of them , and slay them , and cause the work to cease . * And it came to pass , when the Jews who lived near them came , that they said to us , They are coming up against us from every quarter . * So I set men in the lowest part of the place behind the wall in the lurking-places , I even set the people according to their families , with their swords , their spears , and their bows . * And I looked , and arose , and said to the nobles , and to the captains , and to the rest of the people , Be not afraid of them : remember our great and terrible God , and fight for your brethren , your sons , your daughters , your wives , and your houses . * And it came to pass , when our enemies heard that it was made known to us , and God had frustrated their counsel , that we all returned to the wall , every man to his work . * And it came to pass from that day that half of them that had been driven forth , wrought the work , and half of them (note :)Or , resisted (:note ) kept guard ; and there were spears , and shields , and bows , and breast-plates , and rulers behind the whole house of Juda , * even of them that were building the wall :—and those who carried the burdens were under arms : each with one hand wrought his work , and with the other held his dart . * And the builders wrought each man having his sword girt upon his loins , and so they built : and the trumpeter with his trumpet next to him . * And I said to the nobles , and to the rulers , and to the rest of the people , The work is great and abundant , and we are dispersed upon the wall , each at a great distance from his brother . * In whatsoever place ye shall hear the sound of the cornet , thither gather yourselves together to us ; and our God shall fight for us . * So we continued labouring at the work : and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared . * And at that time I said to the people , Lodge ye every man with his servant in the midst of Jerusalem , and let the night be a watch-time to you , and the day a work-time . * And I was there , and the watchmen behind me , and there was not a man of us that put off his garments .

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