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- Then I sent word to him - Here "I" refers to Nehemiah and "him" to Sanballat.
- "No such things have occurred as you say - "None of the things you say have occurred"
- for within your heart you invented them - "you fabricated all of them yourself"
- For they all wanted to make us afraid - Here "they" refers to Nehemiah's enemies, Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem, and their followers. The word "us" refers to the people of God.
- "They will drop their hands from doing the work, and it will not be done - "Out of fear, the workers on the wall will stop their work"
- But now, God, please strengthen my hands - AT "Now I was even more determined to do the work."