Nehemiah 4:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Judah said, The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The leaders stood behind all the people of Judah.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Judah{H3063} said,{H559} The strength{H3581} of the bearers of burdens{H5449} is decayed,{H3782} and there is much{H7235} rubbish;{H6083} so that we are not able{H3201} to build{H1129} the wall.{H2346}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Judah{H3063} said{H559}{(H8799)}, The strength{H3581} of the bearers of burdens{H5449} is decayed{H3782}{(H8804)}, and there is much{H7235}{(H8687)} rubbish{H6083}; so that we are not able{H3201}{(H8799)} to build{H1129}{(H8800)} the wall{H2346}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Iuda saide: The stregth of the bearers is to feble, & there is to moch dust, we are not able to builde on the wall.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Iudah said, The strength of the bearers is weakened, and there is much earth, so that we are not able to build the wall.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Iuda sayde: The strength of the bearers is feeble, and there is yet much more morter, and we are not able to buylde on the wall.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Judah saith, `The power of the burden-bearers hath become feeble, and the rubbish `is' abundant, and we are not able to build on the wall.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Judah said, The strength of the workmen is giving way, and there is much waste material; it is impossible for us to put up the wall.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Judah said, "The strength of the bearers of burdens is fading, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then those in Judah said,“The strength of the laborers has failed! The debris is so great that we are unable to rebuild the wall.”

Referenced Verses

  • Num 13:31 : 31 But the men who went up with him said, We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.
  • Num 32:9 : 9 For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, so that they would not go into the land which the LORD had given them.
  • 2 Chr 2:18 : 18 And he appointed seventy thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and eighty thousand to be stonecutters in the mountain, and three thousand six hundred overseers to direct the people in their work.
  • Ps 11:1-2 : 1 In the LORD I put my trust; how can you say to my soul, 'Flee as a bird to your mountain'? 2 For behold, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, to secretly shoot at the upright in heart.
  • Ezek 29:18 : 18 Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was rubbed raw: yet he had no wages, nor his army, from Tyre, for the service that he had served against it:
  • Hag 1:2 : 2 Thus says the LORD of hosts: This people say, 'The time has not come, the time for the LORD'S house to be built.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Neh 4:11-12
    2 verses
    81%

    11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know or see anything until we come in among them and kill them, and cause the work to cease.

    12 And when the Jews who lived near them came, they said to us ten times, From whatever place you turn, they will be upon us.

  • Neh 2:16-20
    5 verses
    80%

    16 And the rulers did not know where I had gone, or what I had done; I had not yet told it to the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the rulers, or the rest who did the work.

    17 Then I said to them, You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.

    18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me, and also the king's words that he had spoken to me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

    19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian heard it, they mocked us and despised us, and said, What is this thing that you do? Will you rebel against the king?

    20 Then I answered them and said to them, The God of heaven will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.

  • Neh 4:15-19
    5 verses
    79%

    15 And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their plan to nothing, that we all returned to the wall, each to his work.

    16 And it came to pass from that time on, that half of my servants did the work, and the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and the armor; and the leaders stood behind all the house of Judah.

    17 Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked in the construction, and with the other held a weapon.

    18 For every builder had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me.

    19 Then I said to the nobles, the rulers, and the rest of the people, The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.

  • Ezra 4:3-4
    2 verses
    79%

    3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said to them, You have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.

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

  • Neh 4:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1 But it happened that when Sanballat heard we were building the wall, he was angry, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

    2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish that are burned?

    3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, Even what they build, if a fox goes up, he will break down their stone wall.

  • Neh 4:5-9
    5 verses
    77%

    5 Do not cover their iniquity, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before you: for they have provoked you to anger before the builders.

    6 So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together up to half its height: for the people had a mind to work.

    7 But it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were repaired, and the breaches began to be stopped, they were very angry,

    8 And all of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

    9 Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

  • Ezra 4:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12 Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from you to us are come to Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls and joined the foundations.

    13 Be it known now to the king, that, if this city is built, and the walls set up again, then they will not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so you will harm the revenue of the kings.

  • Ezra 5:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8 Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones, and timber is being laid in the walls, and this work is going on rapidly and prospers in their hands.

    9 Then we asked those elders and said to them, Who commanded you to build this house and to finish these walls?

  • Neh 1:3
    74%

    3 And they said to me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.

  • Ezra 4:1
    73%

    1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to the LORD God of Israel,

  • Ezra 5:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 At the same time, Tatnai, governor on this side of the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, came to them and said, Who has commanded you to build this house and to finish this wall?

    4 Then we said to them in this manner, What are the names of the men who are building this building?

  • Ezra 9:9
    72%

    9 For we were bondservants, yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, to repair its desolations, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

  • Neh 6:9
    72%

    9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands will be weakened from the work, so that it will not be done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

  • Neh 6:16
    72%

    16 And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they realized that this work was done by our God.

  • Isa 22:10
    72%

    10 And you have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses you have broken down to fortify the wall.

  • Ezra 10:13
    71%

    13 But there are many people, and it is a time of heavy rain, and we are not able to stand outside. Nor is this a task that can be accomplished in a day or two, for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.

  • 2 Chr 14:7
    71%

    7 Therefore he said to Judah, 'Let us build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet at peace; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.' So they built and prospered.

  • Neh 6:1
    71%

    1 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall, and there was no gap in it; (though at that time I had not set up the doors on the gates;)

  • Isa 9:10
    71%

    10 The bricks have fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones; the sycamores are cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.

  • Neh 7:4
    71%

    4 Now the city was large and spacious, but the people were few in it, and the houses were not built.

  • Neh 5:16
    71%

    16 Indeed, I also devoted myself to the work on this wall and did not buy any land. All my servants were gathered there for the work.

  • Ezra 4:16
    70%

    16 We certify the king that, if this city is built again, and the walls set up, by this means you will have no portion on this side of the river.

  • Neh 4:22
    70%

    22 At the same time I also said to the people, Let every man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be a guard to us by night, and a labor force by day.

  • Ezra 4:23
    70%

    23 Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

  • Hag 2:4
    69%

    4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, says the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land, says the LORD, and work: for I am with you, says the LORD of hosts.

  • 2 Chr 24:13
    69%

    13 So the workmen worked, and the work was completed by them, and they set the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.

  • 2 Chr 34:11
    69%

    11 Even to the craftsmen and builders they gave it, to buy hewn stone, timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  • Ezra 5:16
    69%

    16 Then the same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and from that time even until now it has been in building, and yet it is not completed.

  • Ezra 6:7
    69%

    7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

  • Nah 2:5
    69%

    5 He shall recount his nobles: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defense shall be prepared.