by his side: Heb. on his loins
he that sounded: Numbers 10:9; 2 Chronicles 13:12-17
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Nehemiah 4:18
Nehemiah 4:18
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But such good work is not wont to be carried on without opposition; now
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I. The weak of the Church.
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2. Under-estimated. "These feeble Jews" (Nehemiah 4:2).
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