But it came to pass, that when Sanballat⁵⁵⁷¹ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ that we builded¹¹²⁹ the wall,²³⁴⁶ he was wroth,²⁷³⁴ and took great⁷²³⁵ indignation,³⁷⁰⁷ and mocked³⁹³² the Jews.³⁰⁶⁴

And he spake⁵⁵⁹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ his brethren²⁵¹ and the army²⁴²⁸ of Samaria,⁸¹¹¹ and said,⁵⁵⁹ What do⁶²¹³ these feeble⁵³⁷ Jews?³⁰⁶⁴ will they fortify⁵⁸⁰⁰ themselves? will they sacrifice?²⁰⁷⁶ will they make an end³⁶¹⁵ in a day?³¹¹⁷ will they revive²⁴²¹ the stones⁶⁸ out of the heaps⁶¹⁹⁴ of the rubbish⁶⁰⁸³ which are burned?⁸³¹³

Isaiah 58:12; Isaiah 61:4

Now Tobiah²⁹⁰⁰ the Ammonite⁵⁹⁸⁴ was by him,⁶⁸¹ and he said,⁵⁵⁹ Even that which they build,¹¹²⁹ if a fox⁷⁷⁷⁶ go up,⁵⁹²⁷ he shall even break down⁶⁵⁵⁵ their stone⁶⁸ wall.²³⁴⁶

Hear,⁸⁰⁸⁵ O our Elohim;⁴³⁰ for we are despised:⁹³⁹ and turn⁷⁷²⁵ their reproach²⁷⁸¹ upon their own head,⁷²¹⁸ and give⁵⁴¹⁴ them for a prey⁹⁶¹ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of captivity:⁷⁶³³

And cover³⁶⁸⁰ not their iniquity,⁵⁷⁷¹ and let not their sin²⁴⁰³ be blotted out⁴²²⁹ from before⁶⁴⁴⁰ thee: for they have provoked thee to anger³⁷⁰⁷ before the builders.¹¹²⁹

So built¹¹²⁹ we the wall;²³⁴⁶ and all the wall²³⁴⁶ was joined together⁷¹⁹⁴ unto the half²⁶⁷⁷ thereof: for the people⁵⁹⁷¹ had a mind³⁸²⁰ to work.⁶²¹³

But it came to pass, that when Sanballat,⁵⁵⁷¹ and Tobiah,²⁹⁰⁰ and the Arabians,⁶¹⁶³ and the Ammonites,⁵⁹⁸⁴ and the Ashdodites,⁷⁹⁶ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ that the walls²³⁴⁶ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ were made up,⁷²⁴ and that the breaches⁶⁵⁵⁵ began²⁴⁹⁰ to be stopped,⁵⁶⁴⁰ then they were very³⁹⁶⁶ wroth,²⁷³⁴

And conspired⁷¹⁹⁴ all of them together³¹⁶² to come⁹³⁵ and to fight³⁸⁹⁸ against Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and to hinder⁶²¹³ it.

Nevertheless we made our prayer⁶⁴¹⁹ unto our Elohim,⁴³⁰ and set⁵⁹⁷⁵ a watch⁴⁹²⁹ against them day³¹¹⁹ and night,³⁹¹⁵ because⁶⁴⁴⁰ of them.

And Judah³⁰⁶³ said,⁵⁵⁹ The strength³⁵⁸¹ of the bearers of burdens⁵⁴⁴⁹ is decayed,³⁷⁸² and there is much⁷²³⁵ rubbish;⁶⁰⁸³ so that we are not able³²⁰¹ to build¹¹²⁹ the wall.²³⁴⁶

And our adversaries⁶⁸⁶² said,⁵⁵⁹ They shall not know,³⁰⁴⁵ neither see,⁷²⁰⁰ till we come⁹³⁵ in the midst among⁸⁴³² them, and slay²⁰²⁶ them, and cause the work⁴³⁹⁹ to cease.⁷⁶⁷³

And it came to pass, that when the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ which dwelt³⁴²⁷ by them⁶⁸¹ came,⁹³⁵ they said⁵⁵⁹ unto us ten⁶²³⁵ times,⁶⁴⁷¹ From all places⁴⁷²⁵ whence ye shall return⁷⁷²⁵ unto us they will be upon you.

Therefore set⁵⁹⁷⁵ I in the lower⁸⁴⁸² places⁴⁷²⁵ behind³¹⁰ the wall,²³⁴⁶ and on the higher places,⁶⁷⁰⁶ I even set⁵⁹⁷⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ after their families⁴⁹⁴⁰ with their swords,²⁷¹⁹ their spears,⁷⁴²⁰ and their bows.⁷¹⁹⁸

And I looked,⁷²⁰⁰ and rose up,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto the nobles,²⁷¹⁵ and to the rulers,⁵⁴⁶¹ and to the rest³⁴⁹⁹ of the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ Be not ye afraid³³⁷² of them:⁶⁴⁴⁰ remember²¹⁴² Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ which is great¹⁴¹⁹ and terrible,³³⁷² and fight³⁸⁹⁸ for your brethren,²⁵¹ your sons,¹¹²¹ and your daughters,¹³²³ your wives,⁸⁰² and your houses.¹⁰⁰⁴

And it came to pass, when our enemies³⁴¹ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ that it was known³⁰⁴⁵ unto us, and Elohim⁴³⁰ had brought their counsel⁶⁰⁹⁸ to nought,⁶⁵⁶⁵ that we returned⁷⁷²⁵ all of us to the wall,²³⁴⁶ every one³⁷⁶ unto his work.⁴³⁹⁹

And it came to pass from that time³¹¹⁷ forth, that the half²⁶⁷⁷ of my servants⁵²⁸⁸ wrought⁶²¹³ in the work,⁴³⁹⁹ and the other half²⁶⁷⁷ of them held²³⁸⁸ both the spears,⁷⁴²⁰ the shields,⁴⁰⁴³ and the bows,⁷¹⁹⁸ and the habergeons;⁸³⁰² and the rulers⁸²⁶⁹ were behind³¹⁰ all the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Judah.³⁰⁶³

They which builded¹¹²⁹ on the wall,²³⁴⁶ and they that bare⁵³⁷⁵ burdens,⁵⁴⁴⁷ with those that laded,⁶⁰⁰⁶ every one with one²⁵⁹ of his hands³⁰²⁷ wrought⁶²¹³ in the work,⁴³⁹⁹ and with the other²⁵⁹ hand held²³⁸⁸ a weapon.⁷⁹⁷³

For the builders,¹¹²⁹ every one³⁷⁶ had his sword²⁷¹⁹ girded⁶³¹ by his side,⁴⁹⁷⁵ and so builded.¹¹²⁹ And he that sounded⁸⁶²⁸ the trumpet⁷⁷⁸² was by me.⁶⁸¹

And I said⁵⁵⁹ unto the nobles,²⁷¹⁵ and to the rulers,⁵⁴⁶¹ and to the rest³⁴⁹⁹ of the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ The work⁴³⁹⁹ is great⁷²³⁵ and large,⁷³⁴² and we are separated⁶⁵⁰⁴ upon the wall,²³⁴⁶ one³⁷⁶ far⁷³⁵⁰ from another.²⁵¹

In what place⁴⁷²⁵ therefore ye hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the sound⁶⁹⁶³ of the trumpet,⁷⁷⁸² resort⁶⁹⁰⁸ ye thither unto us: our Elohim⁴³⁰ shall fight³⁸⁹⁸ for us.

So we laboured⁶²¹³ in the work:⁴³⁹⁹ and half²⁶⁷⁷ of them held²³⁸⁸ the spears⁷⁴²⁰ from the rising⁵⁹²⁷ of the morning⁷⁸³⁷ till the stars³⁵⁵⁶ appeared.³³¹⁸

Likewise at the same time⁶²⁵⁶ said⁵⁵⁹ I unto the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ Let every one³⁷⁶ with his servant⁵²⁸⁸ lodge³⁸⁸⁵ within⁸⁴³² Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ that in the night³⁹¹⁵ they may be a guard⁴⁹²⁹ to us, and labour⁴³⁹⁹ on the day.³¹¹⁷

So neither I, nor my brethren,²⁵¹ nor my servants,⁵²⁸⁸ nor the men⁵⁸² of the guard⁴⁹²⁹ which followed³¹⁰ me, none of us⁵⁸⁷ put off⁶⁵⁸⁴ our clothes,⁸⁹⁹ saving that every one³⁷⁶ put them off⁷⁹⁷³ for washing.⁴³²⁵