Nehemiah 4:1-4 ▼

1 When Sanballat heard that we were reconstructing the wall, he flew into a rage, became indignant, and mocked the Jews.

2 He addressed his allies and the Samaritan officials, saying |What are these pathetic Jews doing? Are they intending to rebuild it by themselves? Do they intend to offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a single day? Can they make stones from this burned out rubble?|

3 Tobiah the Ammonite stood to the side, commenting, |If a fox were to jump onto what they're building, it would collapse their stone wall!|

4 |Listen, our God, because we are being mocked. Let their insults fall back on them, and let them be dragged away as captives into exile.