Nehemiah 4:10

10 In Judah, it was said:^[a] The strength of the laborer fails, since there is so much rubble. We will never be able to rebuild the wall.

Nehemiah 4:10 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 4:10

And Judah said
Several of the men of Judah:

the strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed;
through much labour, in carrying heavy loads of stone and timber to the builders, and yet more through fear of the enemy:

and there is much rubbish;
which ought to be removed, but that the labourers were so weak that they could not do it:

so that we are not able to build the wall;
to finish it before the enemy comes to attack us.

Nehemiah 4:10 In-Context

8 They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw it into confusion.

9 So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard because of them day and night.

10 In Judah, it was said: The strength of the laborer fails, since there is so much rubble. We will never be able to rebuild the wall.

11 And our enemies said, "They won't know or see anything until we're among them and can kill them and stop the work."

12 When the Jews who lived nearby arrived, they said to us time and again, "Everywhere you turn, [they] attack us."

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit Judah said