Nehemiah 4:11

And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.

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In The King James Version

And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.

In Context

10And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens has become feeble, and there is much rubbish, so that we are not able to build the wall.

12And it came to pass that, when the Jews who dwelt by them came, they said to us ten times, From all places from where ye shall return to us they will be upon you.

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Cross References

Judges 20:29And Israel set an ambushment against Gibeah round about.

Psalms 56:6They gather themselves together. They hide themselves. They mark my steps, even as they have waited for my soul.

Acts 23:12And when it became day, some of the Jews, having made a conspiracy, put themselves under a curse, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they would kill Paul.

1 Thessalonians 5:2For ye yourselves know accurately that the day of Lord so comes as a thief in the night.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 4:8-16

7 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth, 8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it. 9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. 10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is… Read the whole commentary →

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