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Ezra 4:4
Then the people of the land made the hearts of the people of Judah weak, and made them afraid to go on building.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then the people who were already in the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build.
Then the people who were already in the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build.
Hebrew Names Version
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Yehudah, and troubled them in building,
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Yehudah, and troubled them in building,
King James Version
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
English Standard Version
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build
New Century Version
Then the people around them tried to discourage the people of Judah by making them afraid to build.
Then the people around them tried to discourage the people of Judah by making them afraid to build.
New English Translation
Then the local people began to discourage the people of Judah and to dishearten them from building.
Then the local people began to discourage the people of Judah and to dishearten them from building.
Amplified Bible
Then [the Samaritans and others of] the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them [to deter them] from building,
Then [the Samaritans and others of] the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them [to deter them] from building,
New American Standard Bible
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them from building,
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them from building,
World English Bible
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Wherefore the people of the land discouraged the people of Iudah, and troubled them in buylding,
Wherefore the people of the land discouraged the people of Iudah, and troubled them in buylding,
Legacy Standard Bible
So the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and dismayed them from building,
So the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and dismayed them from building,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build.
Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build.
Contemporary English Version
Then the neighboring people began to do everything possible to frighten the Jews and to make them stop building.
Then the neighboring people began to do everything possible to frighten the Jews and to make them stop building.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then the people of the land began discouraging the people of Y'hudah, in order to make them afraid to build.
Then the people of the land began discouraging the people of Y'hudah, in order to make them afraid to build.
Darby Translation
And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building;
And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building;
Easy-to-Read Version
So the enemies began to discourage them and tried to frighten them in order to stop them from building the Temple.
So the enemies began to discourage them and tried to frighten them in order to stop them from building the Temple.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the Gentiles of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and terrified them that they should not build,
Then the Gentiles of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and terrified them that they should not build,
Good News Translation
Then the people who had been living in the land tried to discourage and frighten the Jews and keep them from building.
Then the people who had been living in the land tried to discourage and frighten the Jews and keep them from building.
Lexham English Bible
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build
Literal Translation
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah and terrified them in building.
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah and terrified them in building.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then the folke of the londe hyndered the people of Iuda, and made them afrayed to buylde,
Then the folke of the londe hyndered the people of Iuda, and made them afrayed to buylde,
American Standard Version
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Bible in Basic English
Then the people of the land made the hands of the people of Judah feeble, troubling them with fear in their building;
Then the people of the land made the hands of the people of Judah feeble, troubling them with fear in their building;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it came to passe, that the folke of the lande discouraged the people of Iuda, & troubled them as they were building:
And it came to passe, that the folke of the lande discouraged the people of Iuda, & troubled them as they were building:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and harried them while they were building,
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and harried them while they were building,
King James Version (1611)
Then the people of the land weakened the handes of the people of Iudah, and troubled them in building,
Then the people of the land weakened the handes of the people of Iudah, and troubled them in building,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Juda, and hindered them in building,
And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Juda, and hindered them in building,
English Revised Version
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe it was doon, that the puple of the lond lettide the hondis of the puple of Juda, and trobliden hem in bildyng.
Forsothe it was doon, that the puple of the lond lettide the hondis of the puple of Juda, and trobliden hem in bildyng.
Update Bible Version
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
New King James Version
Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building,
Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building,
New Living Translation
Then the local residents tried to discourage and frighten the people of Judah to keep them from their work.
Then the local residents tried to discourage and frighten the people of Judah to keep them from their work.
New Revised Standard
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and made them afraid to build,
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and made them afraid to build,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came it to pass, that, the people of the land, were weakening the hands of the people of Judah, - and troubling them in building;
Then came it to pass, that, the people of the land, were weakening the hands of the people of Judah, - and troubling them in building;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then the people of the land hindered the hands of the people of Juda, and troubled them in building.
Then the people of the land hindered the hands of the people of Juda, and troubled them in building.
Revised Standard Version
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and made them afraid to build,
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and made them afraid to build,
Young's Literal Translation
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,
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,
THE MESSAGE
So these people started beating down the morale of the people of Judah, harassing them as they built. They even hired propagandists to sap their resolve. They kept this up for about fifteen years, throughout the lifetime of Cyrus king of Persia and on into the reign of Darius king of Persia.
So these people started beating down the morale of the people of Judah, harassing them as they built. They even hired propagandists to sap their resolve. They kept this up for about fifteen years, throughout the lifetime of Cyrus king of Persia and on into the reign of Darius king of Persia.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them from building,
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them from building,
Contextual Overview
1 Now those who hated Judah and Benjamin heard that the people had returned from Babylon and were building a house of worship to the Lord God of Israel. 2 They came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the family groups and said to them, "Let us build with you. For we worship your God as you do. We have been giving gifts to Him since the days of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here." 3 But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the family groups of Israel said to them, "You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God. But we alone will build to the Lord God of Israel, as King Cyrus of Persia has told us to do." 4 Then the people of the land made the hearts of the people of Judah weak, and made them afraid to go on building. 5 They paid people to speak against them and to make trouble in their plans all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the rule of King Darius of Persia.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
weakened: Ezra 3:3, Nehemiah 6:9, Isaiah 35:3, Isaiah 35:4, Jeremiah 38:4
troubled: Nehemiah 4:7, Nehemiah 4:8, Nehemiah 4:11
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 4:1 - his hands Nehemiah 2:10 - there was come Daniel 10:13 - the prince Zechariah 1:19 - scattered
Cross-References
Genesis 4:16
Then Cain went away from the face of the Lord, and stayed in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Then Cain went away from the face of the Lord, and stayed in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Genesis 4:17
Cain lay with his wife and she was going to have a child and she gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city and gave it the name of Enoch, the name of his son.
Cain lay with his wife and she was going to have a child and she gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city and gave it the name of Enoch, the name of his son.
Genesis 4:19
Lamech took two wives for himself. The name of one was Adah. And the name of the other was Zillah.
Lamech took two wives for himself. The name of one was Adah. And the name of the other was Zillah.
Genesis 4:20
Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and have cattle.
Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and have cattle.
Genesis 15:17
When the sun had gone down and it was very dark, a fire pot of smoke and a burning fire passed between these parts of animals.
When the sun had gone down and it was very dark, a fire pot of smoke and a burning fire passed between these parts of animals.
Exodus 13:12
There you must give to the Lord the first male to be born. And all the first male animals born belong to the Lord.
There you must give to the Lord the first male to be born. And all the first male animals born belong to the Lord.
Leviticus 9:24
Then fire came from the Lord and burned up the burnt gift and the fat parts on the altar. When the people saw it, they cried out and bowed down with their faces to the ground.
Then fire came from the Lord and burned up the burnt gift and the fat parts on the altar. When the people saw it, they cried out and bowed down with their faces to the ground.
Numbers 16:35
Then fire came from the Lord and destroyed the 250 men who had brought the special perfume.
Then fire came from the Lord and destroyed the 250 men who had brought the special perfume.
Numbers 18:12
I give to you all the best of the oil and all the best of the wine and of the grain, the first-fruits of what they give to the Lord.
I give to you all the best of the oil and all the best of the wine and of the grain, the first-fruits of what they give to the Lord.
Numbers 18:17
But do not free the first-born of a bull or sheep or goat. For they are holy. You will put their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord.
But do not free the first-born of a bull or sheep or goat. For they are holy. You will put their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building. By threatening them, or by dissuading the workmen from going on, by endeavouring to hinder their having materials from the Tyrians and Zidonians, or money out of the king's revenues to bear the expenses as ordered; see Ezra 6:4.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezra 4:4. Weakened the hands — Discouraged and opposed them by every possible means.
