World English Bible
"It happened that when the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, "Wherever you turn, they will attack us.""
— Nehemiah 4:12, World English Bible
“And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.”
“And it came to pass that, when the Jews that dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times from all places, Ye must return unto us. ”
“So it happened that the Jews who were living near them came and warned us repeatedly about all the schemes they were plotting against us.”
“And it came to pass, that when the Jews that dwelt by them came and told us ten times, out of all the places from whence they came to us,”
“And it came about that when the Jews who were living near them came, they said to us ten times, From all directions they are coming against us.”
“And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.”
But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Judah said, "The strength of the bearers of burdens is fading, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall."
Our adversaries said, "They shall not know, neither see, until we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease."
It happened that when the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, "Wherever you turn, they will attack us."
Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set [there] the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
I looked, and rose up, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them! Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses."
It happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing, that we returned all of us to the wall, everyone to his work.