Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, Treasury of Scripture weakened Ezra 3:3 And they set the altar on his bases; for fear was on them because of the people of those countries... Nehemiah 6:9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God... Isaiah 35:3,4 Strengthen you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees... Jeremiah 38:4 Therefore the princes said to the king, We beseech you, let this man be put to death... troubled Nehemiah 4:7,8,11 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites...
Context Adversaries Hinder the Work
1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity built the temple to the LORD God of Israel; 2Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said to them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as you do; and we do sacrifice to him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up here. 3But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said to them, You have nothing to do with us to build an house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us. 4Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, 5And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then the people of the land hindered the hands of the people of Juda, and troubled them in building.
Darby Bible Translation
And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building;
King James Bible
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, the people of the land are making the hands of the people of Judah feeble, and troubling them in building,
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