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Also I said
The pronoun "I" refers to Nehemiah.
What you are doing
"You" here refers to the Jewish nobles.
Should you not walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations that are our enemies?
This is a rhetorical question that Nehemiah is using to scold the nobles. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "You should walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations that are our enemies." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
walk in the fear of our God
This is and idiom. Here "walk" refers to a person's behavior and the way he lives. AT: "live your life in a way that honors God" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
the taunts of the nations that are our enemies
The word "taunt" means "slander" or "mockery" and it can be expressed as a verb. AT: "the nations who are our enemies from taunting us" or "the enemy nations from mocking us" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)