This paragraph breaks into three sections. The first describes verbal abuse directed at the builders of Jerusalem’s broken walls (Nehemiah 4:1–3), the second relates Nehemiah’s (and the people’s) response (Nehemiah 4:5), and the third portrays the rebuilders’ persistence (Nehemiah 4:6).
1 Lorsque Sanballat apprit que nous rebâtissions la muraille, il fut en colère et très irrité.