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But we prayed to our God and stationed a guard against them day and night.

Meanwhile the people of Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is failing. There is so much rubble that we are unable to rebuild the wall.”

Our adversaries also said, “They will not know or perceive anything, until we come among them and kill them, and put an end to the work!”

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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