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Nehemiah 4

Work Is Ridiculed

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 1Now it cameh1961 about that whenh3512c  aSanballath5571 heardh8085 that we were rebuildingh1129 the wallh2346, he becameh2734 furioush2734 and veryh7235a angryh3707 and mockedh3932 the Jewsh3064.

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He spokeh559 in the presenceh6440 of his brothersh251 and  athe  1wealthyh2428 men of Samariah8111 and saidh559, "Whath4100 are these feebleh537 Jewsh3064 doingh6213a? Are they going to restoreh5800b it for themselves? Can they offerh2076 sacrificesh2076? Can they finishh3615 in a dayh3117? Can they reviveh2421a the stonesh68 from the  2 bdustyh6083 rubbleh6194 even the burnedh8313 ones?"

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Now Tobiahh2900 the Ammoniteh5984 was nearh681a him and he saidh559, "Evenh1571 whath834 they are buildingh1129-- aifh518 a foxh7776 should  1jumph5927 on it, he would breakh6555 their stoneh68 wallh2346 downh6555!"

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 aHearh8085, O our Godh430, howh3588 we are despisedh939!  bReturnh7725 their reproachh2781 on their own headsh7218 and giveh5414 them up for plunderh961 in a landh776 of captivityh7633.

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Do not  1 aforgiveh3680 their iniquityh5771 and let not their sinh2403b be blottedh4229a out beforeh4480h6440 You, for they have  2demoralizedh3707h5048 the buildersh1129.

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So we builth1129 the wallh2346 and the wholeh3605 wallh2346 was joinedh7194 togetherh7194 to halfh2677 its height, for the peopleh5971a hadh1961 a  1mindh3820 to workh6213a.

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 1Now whenh3512c Sanballath5571, Tobiahh2900, the Arabsh6163a, the Ammonitesh5984 and the Ashdoditesh796 heardh8085 that the  2repairh724 of the wallsh2346 of Jerusalemh3389 wenth5927 on, and that the breachesh6555 beganh2490c to be closedh5640, they were veryh3966 angryh2734.

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Allh3605 of them  aconspiredh7194 togetherh3164a to comeh935 and fighth3898a against Jerusalemh3389 and to causeh6213a a disturbanceh8442 in it.

Discouragement Overcome

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But we prayedh6419 to our Godh430, and becauseh5921 of them we  aseth5975 up a guardh4929 againsth5921 them dayh3119 and nighth3915.

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Thus  1in Judahh3063 it was saidh559, "The strengthh3581b of the burdenh5449 bearersh5449 is failingh3782, Yet there is muchh7235a  2rubbishh6083; And we ourselvesh587 are unableh3808h3201 To rebuildh1129 the wallh2346."

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Our enemiesh6862c saidh559, "They will not knowh3045 or seeh7200 untilh5704h834 we comeh935 amongh413h8432 them, killh2026 them and puth7673a a stoph7673a to the workh4399."

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Whenh3512c the Jewsh3064 who livedh3427 nearh681a them cameh935 and toldh559 us tenh6235 timesh6471, " 1They will come up againsth5921 us from everyh3605 placeh4725 whereh834 you may turnh7725,"

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then I stationedh5975 men in the lowesth8482 partsh8482 of the spaceh4725 behindh310 the wallh2346, the  1exposedh6706 placesh6706, and I  astationedh5975 the peopleh5971a in familiesh4940 with their swordsh2719, spearsh7420 and bowsh7198.

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When I sawh7200 their fear, I roseh6965 and spokeh559 to the noblesh2715, the officialsh5461 and the resth3499a of the peopleh5971a: " aDo not be afraidh3372a of them; rememberh2142 the Lordh136 who is greath1419 and awesomeh3372a, and  bfighth3898a for your brothersh251, your sonsh1121, your daughtersh1323, your wivesh802 and your housesh1004."

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Whenh3512c our enemiesh340 heardh8085 that it was knownh3045 to us, and that  aGodh430 had frustratedh6565a their planh6098, then allh3605 of us returnedh7725 to the wallh2346, eachh376 oneh376 to his workh4399.

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From that dayh3117 on, halfh2677 of my servantsh5288 carriedh6213a on the workh4399 while halfh2677 of them heldh2388 the spearsh7420, the shieldsh4043, the bowsh7198 and the breastplatesh8302; and the captainsh8269 were behindh310 the wholeh3605 househ1004 of Judahh3063.

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Those who were rebuildingh1129 the wallh2346 and those who carriedh5375 burdensh5447 tookh6006 their loadh6006 with oneh259 handh3027 doingh6213a the workh4399 and the otherh259 holdingh2388 a weaponh7973.

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As for the buildersh1129, eachh376 wore his swordh2719 girdedh631 at his sideh4975 as he builth1129, while  1the trumpeterh8628h7782 stood nearh681a me.

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I saidh559 to the noblesh2715, the officialsh5461 and the resth3499a of the peopleh5971a, "The workh4399 is greath7235a and extensiveh7342, and we are separatedh6504 on the wallh2346 farh7350 from oneh376 anotherh251.

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"At whateverh834 placeh4725 you hearh8085 the soundh6963 of the trumpeth7782,  1rallyh6908 to us thereh8033.  aOur Godh430 will fighth3898a for us."

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So we carriedh6213a on the workh4399 with halfh2677 of them holdingh2388 spearsh7420 from  1dawnh5927h7837 untilh5704 the starsh3556  2appearedh3318.

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At that timeh6256 I alsoh1571 saidh559 to the peopleh5971a, "Let eachh376 manh376 with his servanth5288 spendh3885a the nighth3885a withinh8432 Jerusalemh3389 so that they may be a guardh4929 for us by nighth3915 and a laborerh4399 by dayh3117."

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So neitherh369 I, my brothersh251, my servantsh5288, norh369 the menh376 of the guardh4929 whoh834 followedh310 me, noneh369 of us removedh6584 our clothesh899b, eachh376 took his weaponh7973 even to the waterh4325.



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