Neemia 4:7

7 Ma quando Samballat, e Tobia, e gli Arabi, e gli Ammoniti, e gli Asdodei, ebbero inteso che le mura di Gerusalemme si ristoravano, e che si era cominciato a turar le rotture, n’ebbero grande sdegno;

Neemia 4:7 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 4:7

And it came to pass that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the
Arabians
Who were under and influenced by Geshem the Arabian:

and the Ammonites;
over whom Tobiah was governor:

and the Ashdodites;
who were of Ashdod or Azotus, one of the principalities of the Philistines, who were always enemies to the Jews:

heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up;
or "the length of them went up" F4; that is, the height of them; that they rose up high apace, and were got up to, or almost to their proper height:

and that the breaches began to be stopped;
for the walls were not all thrown down by the Chaldeans, but breaches made here and there, which were now repaired:

then they were very wroth;
and could not avoid showing it; before they mocked them, as attempting what they could not go through with; but now, perceiving the work went on with great success, they were enraged.


FOOTNOTES:

F4 (hkwra htle) "ascendisset longitudo", Montanus; so Coeceius in rad. (Kra) .

Neemia 4:7 In-Context

5 e non ricoprir la loro iniquità, e non sia il lor peccato cancellato dal tuo cospetto; perciocchè hanno fatto dispetto a quelli che edificavano, stando dirincontro a loro.
6 Noi adunque riedificammo il muro, e tutto il muro fu riparato delle sue rotture fino alla metà; e il popolo avea grande animo a lavorare.
7 Ma quando Samballat, e Tobia, e gli Arabi, e gli Ammoniti, e gli Asdodei, ebbero inteso che le mura di Gerusalemme si ristoravano, e che si era cominciato a turar le rotture, n’ebbero grande sdegno;
8 e tutti insieme congiurarono di venire a far guerra, a Gerusalemme, e di dare sturbo a Neemia.
9 Allora noi pregammo l’Iddio nostro, e ponemmo guardie giorno e notte contro a loro, per guardarci da loro.
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