Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
But it happened
that when Sanballat heard that we were
building
the wall, he was angry
, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
But it came
to
pass,
that when Sanballat heard that we builded
the wall, he was wroth
, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
He spoke
before his brothers
and the army of Samaria, and said, What are
these feeble Jews doing
? 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 rubbish ,
seeing
they
are burned?
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?
Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are
building
, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.
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.
Hear, our God; for we are despised: and turn back
their reproach on
their own head, and give them up
for a spoil
in a
land of captivity ;
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 :
and don't
cover their iniquity, and don't
let their sin be blotted out from before you;
for they have provoked [you]
to anger before the builders.
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.
So we
built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to
half
[
the height]
of
it
: for the people had a mind to work.
So built we
the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto
the half
thereof
: for the people had a mind to work.
But it happened
that when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing
of
the
walls of Jerusalem went
forward
, [
and ]
that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very angry;
But it came
to
pass,
that when Sanballat, and
Tobiah, and
the Arabians, and
the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites ,
heard that the walls of Jerusalem were
made
up
, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
and they
conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause
confusion
therein
.
And conspired all of them together to come and to
fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder
it
.
But
we made our prayer to
our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Nevertheless
we made our prayer unto
our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
And
Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
Our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, until
we come into
the midst of
them, and kill
them, and cause the work to cease.
And
our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till
we come in
the midst among
them, and slay
them, and cause the work to cease.
It happened
that when the Jews who
lived
by them came, they said to
us ten times from all places ,
You
must
return to
us.
And
it came
to
pass,
that when the Jews which
dwelt
by them came, they said unto
us ten times ,
From all places whence
ye
shall
return unto
us they
will
be
upon
you
.
Therefore set I in the lowest
parts
of
the
space
behind the wall, in
the open
places, I set [there]
the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Therefore set I in the lower
places
behind the wall, and
on
the higher
places, I even
set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
I looked, and rose up, and said to
the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Don't
be you
afraid of them: remember the Lord, who
is great and awesome
, and fight for your brothers
, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
And
I looked, and rose up, and said unto
the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not
ye
afraid of them: remember the LORD, which
is great and terrible
, and fight for your brethren
, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
It happened
, when our enemies heard that it was known to
us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing
, that we returned all of us to the wall, everyone
to
his work.
And
it came
to
pass
, when our enemies heard that it was known unto
us, and God had brought their counsel to nought
, that we returned all of us to the wall, every
one
unto
his work.
It happened
from that time forth, that half of my servants worked
in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats
of
mail
; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
And
it came
to
pass
from that time forth, that the
half of my servants wrought
in the work, and the
other
half of them held both
the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons
; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
They all
built
the wall and those
who
bore
burdens loaded
themselves;
everyone
with one of his hands worked
in the work, and with the other held his
weapon ;
They which
builded
on
the wall ,
and they
that
bare
burdens ,
with those
that
laded,
every
one with
one
of his hands wrought
in the work, and with the other hand
held a
weapon .
and
the builders, everyone
had his sword girded by his side, and so built
. He who
sounded the trumpet was by me.
For
the builders, every
one
had his sword girded by his side, and so builded
. And
he that
sounded the trumpet was by me.
I said to
the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated on
the wall, one far from another :
And
I said unto
the nobles, and to the rulers ,
and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon
the wall, one far from another .
in whatever
place you
hear the sound of the trumpet, resort you
there
to
us ;
our God will
fight for us.
In what
place therefore
ye
hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye
thither
unto
us :
our God shall
fight for us.
So we worked
in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until
the stars appeared.
So we laboured
in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till
the stars appeared.
Likewise at the same time said I to
the people, Let everyone
with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may
labor
in
the day.
Likewise at the same time said I unto
the people, Let every
one
with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour
on
the day.
So neither I, nor my brothers
, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who
followed me, none of us put off our clothes, everyone
[went
with]
his
weapon
[to]
the
water
.
So neither I, nor my brethren
, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which
followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving
that
every
one
put
them
off
for
washing
.
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