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10 Even so, everyone was afraid of another attack.

Judeans: Our builders have grown too weary to continue.
        Look at all this waste and rubble strewn about the ground.
    We are not able to rebuild the wall on this foundation.

11 And our enemies spread the word.

Enemies: We will sneak in among them. Before they know what is happening, they will be dead. The work will end for sure.

12 Next we were confronted by the Jews who lived near our enemies. Over and over again[a] they warned us.

Jews Outside Jerusalem: You must turn back to us.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:12 Literally, “ten times”
  2. 4:12 Meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

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