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Nehemiah 4:2-6
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 4
2
And he spoke in the presence of his brothers and the wealthy people of Samaria and said, 'What are these feeble Jews doing? Are they going to restore
the temple
for themselves? Can they offer sacrifices? Can they finish
it
in a day? Can they revive the stones from the heaps of rubble, even the burned ones?'
3
Now Tobiah the Ammonite
was
near him, and he said, 'Even what they are building—if a fox were to jump
on it,
it would break their stone wall down!'
4
Hear, O our God, how we are
an object of
contempt! Return their taunting on their own heads, and turn them into plunder in a land of captivity.
5
Do not forgive their guilt and do not let their sin be wiped out before You, for they have demoralized the builders.
6
So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together to half its
height,
for the people had a mind to work.
King James Version
Chapter 4
2
And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
3
Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
4
Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
5
And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
6
So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 4
2
before his colleagues and the powerful men of Samaria, and said, "What are these pathetic Jews doing? Can they restore it by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they ever finish it? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?"
3
Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, "Indeed, even if a fox climbed up what they are building, he would break down their stone wall!"
4
Listen, our God, for we are despised. Make their insults return on their own heads and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.
5
Do not cover their guilt or let their sin be erased from your sight, because they have angered the builders.
6
So we rebuilt the wall until the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had the will to keep working.
New Living Translation
Chapter 4
2
saying in front of his friends and the Samarian army officers, 'What does this bunch of poor, feeble Jews think they’re doing? Do they think they can build the wall in a single day by just offering a few sacrifices? Do they actually think they can make something of stones from a rubbish heap — and charred ones at that?'
3
Tobiah the Ammonite, who was standing beside him, remarked, 'That stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!'
4
Then I prayed, 'Hear us, our God, for we are being mocked. May their scoffing fall back on their own heads, and may they themselves become captives in a foreign land!
5
Do not ignore their guilt. Do not blot out their sins, for they have provoked you to anger here in front of the builders.'
6
At last the wall was completed to half its height around the entire city, for the people had worked with enthusiasm.
English Standard Version
Chapter 4
2
And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, and burned ones at that?"
3
Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, "Yes, what they are building — if a fox goes up on it he will break down their stone wall!"
4
Hear, O our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives.
5
Do not cover their guilt, and let not their sin be blotted out from your sight, for they have provoked you to anger in the presence of the builders.
6
So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
New International Version
Chapter 4
2
and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, "What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble—burned as they are?"
3
Tobiah 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!"
4
Hear us, our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.
5
Do not cover up their guilt or blot out their sins from your sight, for they have thrown insults in the face of the builders.
6
So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.
New King James Version
Chapter 4
2
And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish—
stones
that are burned?”
3
Now Tobiah the Ammonite
was
beside him, and he said, “Whatever they build, if even a fox goes up
on it,
he will break down their stone wall.”
4
Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn their reproach on their own heads, and give them as plunder to a land of captivity!
5
Do not cover their iniquity, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before You; for they have provoked
You
to anger before the builders.
6
So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its
height,
for the people had a mind to work.
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