Nehemiah 4:11
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
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Gill's Exposition
And our adversaries said, they shall not know,.... Our designs upon them:
neither see; or perceive what we are about to do:
till we come in the midst of them; with an army suddenly, at an…
We have here,
I. The conspiracy which the Jews' enemies formed against them, to stay the building by slaying the builders. The conspirators were not only Sanballat and Tobiah, but other neighbouring…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
our adversaries said -adversaries," cf. Ezr 4:1. After mentioning the source of weakness within the walls, Nehemiah describes the danger from without. -Said." He gives, as if in their own words, their…
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