Our enemiessaid,"They will not knowor seeuntilwe comeamongthem, killthem and puta stopto the work."
"I will comeupon him while he is wearyand exhaustedand terrifyhim, so that allthe peoplewhoare with him will flee.Then I will strikedownthe kingalone,
Thus in Judahit was said,"The strengthof the burdenbearersis failing,Yet there is muchrubbish;And we ourselvesare unableTo rebuildthe wall."
Whenthe Jewswho livednearthem cameand toldus tentimes,"They will come up againstus from everyplacewhereyou may turn,"
But we prayedto our God,and becauseof them we setup a guardagainstthem dayand night.
They attack,they lurk,They watchmy steps,As they have waited[to take] my life.
"But evilwill comeon you Which you will not knowhow to charmaway;And disasterwill fallon you For which you cannotatone;And destructionabout which you do not knowWill comeon you suddenly.
When it was day,the Jewsformed a conspiracyand boundthemselvesunder an oath,sayingthat they would neithereatnordrinkuntilthey had killedPaul.
"Sodo not listento them, for morethan fortyof them are lying in waitfor him whohave boundthemselvesunder a cursenot to eatordrinkuntilthey slayhim; and nowthey are readyand waitingfor the promisefrom you."
For you yourselvesknowfull wellthat the dayof the Lordwill comejust likea thiefin the night.
