KJV
ASV
9. For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, O God, strengthen thou my hands.
ESV
9. For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, "Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done." But now, O God, strengthen my hands.
ERVEN
9. Our enemies were only trying to make us afraid. They are thinking to themselves, "The Jews will be afraid and too weak to keep on working. Then the wall will not be finished." But I prayed, "God, make me strong."
NLT
9. They were just trying to intimidate us, imagining that they could discourage us and stop the work. So I continued the work with even greater determination.
WEB
9. For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it not be done. But now, God, strengthen you my hands.
NET
9. All of them were wanting to scare us, supposing, "Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won't get done." So now, strengthen my hands!
NLV
9. For they all wanted to make us afraid, thinking, "Their hands will become weak and the work will not be done." But now, O God, strengthen my hands.
HCSB
9. For they were all trying to intimidate us, saying, "They will become discouraged in the work, and it will never be finished." But now, [my God,] strengthen me.
YLT
9. for all of them are making us afraid, saying, `Their hands are too feeble for the work, and it is not done;` and now, strengthen Thou my hands.
LITV
9. For they all made us fear, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, and it will not be done. And now, make my hands strong.
RV
9. For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, {cf15i O God}, strengthen thou my hands.
NCV
9. Our enemies were trying to scare us, thinking, "They will get too weak to work. Then the wall will not be finished." But I prayed, "God, make me strong."
MKJV
9. For they all were alarmers of us, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work so that it may not be done. And now, O God, make my hands strong.
AKJV
9. For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
LXXEN
9. For all were trying to alarm us, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from this work, and it shall not be done. Now therefore I have strengthened my hands.
KJV
9. For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, [O God,] strengthen my hands.
AMP
9. For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, Their hands will be so weak that the work will not be done. But now strengthen my hands!
KJVP
9. For H3588 CONJ they all H3605 made us afraid H3372 , saying H559 L-VQFC , Their hands H3027 CFD-3MP shall be weakened H7503 from H4480 PREP the work H4399 , that it be not H3808 W-NPAR done H6213 . Now H6258 W-ADV therefore , [ O ] [ God ] , strengthen H2388 my hands H3027 .
YLT
9. for all of them are making us afraid, saying, `Their hands are too feeble for the work, and it is not done;` and now, strengthen Thou my hands.
ASV
9. For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, O God, strengthen thou my hands.
WEB
9. For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it not be done. But now, God, strengthen you my hands.
NASB
9. They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, "Their hands will slacken in the work, and it will never be completed." But instead, I now redoubled my efforts.
ESV
9. For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, "Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done." But now, O God, strengthen my hands.
RV
9. For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, {cf15i O God}, strengthen thou my hands.
RSV
9. For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, "Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done." But now, O God, strengthen thou my hands.
NKJV
9. For they all [were trying to] make us afraid, saying, "Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done." Now therefore, [O God,] strengthen my hands.
MKJV
9. For they all were alarmers of us, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work so that it may not be done. And now, O God, make my hands strong.
AKJV
9. For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
NRSV
9. -- for they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, "Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done." But now, O God, strengthen my hands.
NIV
9. They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, "Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed." [But I prayed,] "Now strengthen my hands."
NIRV
9. All of them were trying to frighten us. They thought, "Their hands will get too weak to do the work. So it won't be completed." But I prayed to God. I said, "Make my hands stronger."
NLT
9. They were just trying to intimidate us, imagining that they could discourage us and stop the work. So I continued the work with even greater determination.
MSG
9. They were trying to intimidate us into quitting. They thought, "They'll give up; they'll never finish it." I prayed, "Give me strength."
GNB
9. They were trying to frighten us into stopping work. I prayed, "But now, God, make me strong!"
NET
9. All of them were wanting to scare us, supposing, "Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won't get done." So now, strengthen my hands!
ERVEN
9. Our enemies were only trying to make us afraid. They are thinking to themselves, "The Jews will be afraid and too weak to keep on working. Then the wall will not be finished." But I prayed, "God, make me strong."