Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building.
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Ezra 4:4
Ezra 4:4
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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I. THAT IT OFTEN SEEKS TO HINDER USEFUL ENTERPRISE, These Samaritans sought to "trouble them in building" (Ezra…Ezra 4:4-16Ezra 4:4-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe world's opposition to the Church.
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