5 Don't forgive the evil they do and don't forget their sins, for they have insulted us who are building.”
6 So we went on rebuilding the wall, and soon it was half its full height, because the people were eager to work.
7 Sanballat, Tobiah, and the people of Arabia, Ammon, and Ashdod heard that we were making progress in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem and that the gaps in the wall were being closed, and they became very angry.
8 So they all plotted together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion,
9 but we prayed to our God and kept men on guard against them day and night.
10 The people of Judah had a song they sang:“We grow weak carrying burdens;There's so much rubble to take away.How can we build the wall today?”
11 Our enemies thought we would not see them or know what was happening until they were already upon us, killing us and putting an end to our work.