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10 The people of Judah had a song they sang:

“We grow weak carrying burdens;
There's so much rubble to take away.
How can we build the wall today?”

11 Our enemies thought we would not see them or know what was happening until they were already upon us, killing us and putting an end to our work. 12 But time after time Jews who were living among our enemies came to warn us of the plans our enemies were making against us.[a]

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  1. Nehemiah 4:12 Probable text the plans our enemies were making against us; Hebrew unclear.

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