8. and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.
9. But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
10. And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
11. And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
12. 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.