Nehemiah 4:9-11

Living Bible

⁹ But we prayed to our God and guarded the city day and night to protect ourselves.

¹⁰ Then some of the leaders began complaining that the workmen were becoming tired; and there was so much rubble to be removed that we could never get it done by ourselves. ¹¹ Meanwhile, our enemies were planning to swoop down upon us and kill us, thus ending our work.