Ezra 4:4

In 11 translations

BSB

Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build.

KJV

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

WEB

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building.

ASV

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

LSV

And it comes to pass, the people of the land are making the hands of the people of Judah feeble, and troubling them in building,

YLT

And it cometh to pass, the people of the land are making the hands of the people of Judah feeble, and troubling them in building,

DBY

And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building;

DRC

Then the people of the land hindered the hands of the people of Juda, and troubled them in building.

GNV

Wherefore the people of the land discouraged the people of Iudah, and troubled them in buylding,

JPS

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and harried them while they were building,

LXXE

And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Juda, and hindered them in building,

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיְהִי֙ עַם־הָאָ֔רֶץ מְרַפִּ֖ים יְדֵ֣י עַם־יְהוּדָ֑ה ומבלהים אוֹתָ֖ם לִבְנֽוֹת׃Read aloud as (qere): וּֽמְבַהֲלִ֥ים

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἦν ὁ λαὸς τῆς γῆς ἐκλύων τὰς χεῖρας τοῦ λαοῦ Ἰούδα, καὶ ἐνεπόδιζον αὐτοὺς οἰκοδομεῖν,

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Cross-references most cited first

• Ezra 3:3They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.
• Jeremiah 38:4Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the…
• Nehemiah 4:11And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”
• Nehemiah 6:9For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.
• Isaiah 35:3–4Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
• Nehemiah 4:7–8When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious, and all of them…

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