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# Hear, our God, ... for they have provoked the builders to anger. So
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Here Nehemiah is praying to God. This can be stated clearly and written with quotation marks. Alternate translation: "Then I prayed, 'Hear, our God, ... for they have provoked the builders to anger.' So" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Hear, our God, for we are despised
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Here the word "we" refers to the Jews. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Hear, our God, for our enemies despise us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# give them up to be plundered
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "let their enemies rob them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# Turn back their taunts on their own heads
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The phrase "their taunts" refers to Sanballat's and Tobiah's insults. Here the word "heads" refers to the whole people. Alternate translation: "Turn their taunts onto themselves" or "Cause their insulting words to mock themselves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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