Numbers 13:31
31 aThen the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.”Ezra 4:23-24
23Then, when the copy of King Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their associates, they went in haste to the Jews at Jerusalem and by force and power made them cease. 24Then the work on the house of God that is in Jerusalem stopped, and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.Ezra 5:1-2
Rebuilding Begins Anew
1Now the prophets, bHaggai and cZechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. 2 dThen Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and eJeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and the prophets of God were fwith them, supporting them.Nehemiah 4:10
10In Judah it was said, ▼▼Hebrew Judah said
“The strength of those who bear the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble. By ourselves we will not be able to rebuild the wall.” Proverbs 22:13
13 hThe sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!I shall be killed in the streets!”
Proverbs 26:13-16
13 iThe sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!There is a lion in the streets!”
14As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a sluggard on his bed.
15 jThe sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
16The sluggard is kwiser in his own eyes
lthan seven men who can answer sensibly.
Proverbs 29:25
25 mThe fear of man lays a snare,but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
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