Ezra 4:4
Ezra 4:4 King James Version (KJV)
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building
Ezra 4:4 New Century Version (NCV)
Then the people around them tried to discourage the people of Judah by making them afraid to build.
Ezra 4:4 American Standard Version (ASV)
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building
Ezra 4:4 New International Version (NIV)
Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building.
Ezra 4:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building
Ezra 4:4 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then the local residents tried to discourage and frighten the people of Judah to keep them from their work.
Ezra 4:4 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build
Ezra 4:4-5 The Message (MSG)
So these people started beating down the morale of the people of Judah, harassing them as they built. They even hired propagandists to sap their resolve. They kept this up for about fifteen years, throughout the lifetime of Cyrus king of Persia and on into the reign of Darius king of Persia.