Nehemiah 4:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Meanwhile, the people of Judah were singing a sorrowful song: “So much rubble for us to haul! Worn out and weary, will we ever finish this wall?”

Cross References

2 Chronicles 2:18

He assigned 70,000 of them to carry building supplies and 80,000 of them to cut stone from the hills. He chose 3,600 others to supervise the workers and to make sure the work was completed.

2 Chronicles 34:13

were in charge of carrying supplies and supervising the workers. Other Levites were appointed to stand guard around the temple.

Nehemiah 4:11

Our enemies were saying, “Before those Jews know what has happened, we will sneak up and kill them and put an end to their work.”

Nehemiah 4:2

In front of his friends and the Samaritan army he said, “What is this feeble bunch of Jews trying to do? Are they going to rebuild the wall and offer sacrifices all in one day? Do they think they can make something out of this pile of scorched stones?”

Nehemiah 4:9

But we kept on praying to our God, and we also stationed guards day and night.

Ezekiel 29:18

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia has attacked the city of Tyre. He forced his soldiers to carry so many heavy loads that their heads were rubbed bald, and their shoulders were red and sore. Nebuchadnezzar and his army still could not capture the city.

Haggai 1:2

that the LORD All-Powerful had said to them and to the people: You say this isn't the right time to build a temple for me. But is it right for you to live in expensive houses, while my temple is a pile of ruins? Just look at what's happening.

Numbers 13:31

But the other men replied, “Those people are much too strong for us.”

Numbers 32:9

They went as far as Eshcol Valley, then returned and told the people that we should not enter it.