Nehemiah 4:10-12

Contemporary English Version

¹⁰ Meanwhile, the people of Judah were singing a sorrowful song:

¹¹ Our enemies were saying, “Before those Jews know what has happened, we will sneak up and kill them and put an end to their work.”

¹² On at least ten different occasions, the Jews living near our enemies warned us against attacks from every side,^[a]