Nehemiah 4:11

And those who were against us said, Without their knowledge and without their seeing us, we will come among them and put them to death, causing the work to come to a stop.

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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 workmen is giving way, and there is much waste material; it is impossible for us to put up the wall.

12And it came about that when the Jews who were living near them came, they said to us ten times, From all directions they are coming against us.

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Cross References

Judges 20:29So Israel put men secretly all round Gibeah to make a surprise attack on it.

Psalms 56:6\56:5\Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

Acts 23:12And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death.

1 Thessalonians 5:2For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like 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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