Ezra 4:4 - Easy To Read Version4 \{This made those people angry\}. So those people started bothering the Jews. They tried to discourage them and stop them from building the temple. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17694 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition4 Then [the Samaritans] the people of the land [continually] weakened the hands of the people of Judah and troubled and terrified them in building Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible4 The neighboring peoples discouraged the people of Judah, made them afraid to build, Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version4 Therefore, it happened that the people of the land impeded the hands of the people of Judah, and they troubled them in building. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version4 Then the people of the land hindered the hands of the people of Juda, and troubled them in building. Féach an chaibidil |
Sanballat talked with his friends and the army at Samaria. He said, “What are these weak Jews doing? Do they think we will leave them alone? Do they think they will offer sacrifices? {\cf2\super [13]} Maybe they think they can finish building in only one day. They can’t bring stones back to life from these piles of trash and dirt. These are just piles of ashes and dirt!”
Then those royal officials that heard the things Jeremiah was telling the people went to King Zedekiah. They said to the king, “Jeremiah must be put to death. He is making the soldiers that are still in the city become discouraged. Jeremiah is discouraging everyone by the things he is saying. Jeremiah does not want good to happen to us. He wants to ruin the people of Jerusalem.”