8. and conspired all of them together to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
9. Then we prayed to 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 faileth, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build at the wall.
11. And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them and kill them, and put an end to the work.