Néhémie 4:7

7 Mais quand Samballat, Tobija, les Arabes, les Ammonites et les Asdodiens eurent appris que la muraille de Jérusalem se relevait, et qu'on avait commencé à fermer les brèches, ils furent fort en colère.

Néhémie 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.

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FOOTNOTES:

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

Néhémie 4:7 In-Context

5 Ne couvre point leur iniquité, et que leur péché ne soit point effacé en ta présence; car ils ont offensé ceux qui bâtissent.

6 Nous rebâtîmes donc la muraille, et toute la muraille fut fermée jusqu'à la moitié de sa hauteur; et le peuple prenait à cœur le travail.

7 Mais quand Samballat, Tobija, les Arabes, les Ammonites et les Asdodiens eurent appris que la muraille de Jérusalem se relevait, et qu'on avait commencé à fermer les brèches, ils furent fort en colère.

8 Et ils se liguèrent tous ensemble pour venir faire la guerre contre Jérusalem, et pour y porter le trouble.

9 Alors nous priâmes notre Dieu, et nous mîmes des gardes contre eux, de jour et de nuit, pour nous garantir d'eux.