Ezra Chapter 4 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV Ezra 4:4

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
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BBE Ezra 4:4

Then the people of the land made the hands of the people of Judah feeble, troubling them with fear in their building;
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DARBY Ezra 4:4

And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building;
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KJV Ezra 4:4

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
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WBT Ezra 4:4

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
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WEB Ezra 4:4

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
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YLT Ezra 4:4

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,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - Then the people of the land (i.e. the Samaritans) weakened the hands of the people of Judah. As aiding is called "strengthening the hands (infra, Ezra 6:22; Isaiah 35:3; Jeremiah 23:14; Ezekiel 16:49, etc.), so hindering is expressed by "weakening the hands" (Jeremiah 38:4), though this latter phrase is, comparatively speaking, unusual. And troubled them in building. Probably as Sanballat and his followers troubled the builders of the wall in Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 4:1-12).

Ellicott's Commentary