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before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, since they are burned?”
World English Bible (WEB)
And he spake{H559}{(H8799)} before{H6440} his brethren{H251} and the army{H2428} of Samaria{H8111}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, What do{H6213}{(H8802)} these feeble{H537} Jews{H3064}? will they fortify{H5800}{(H8799)} themselves? will they sacrifice{H2076}{(H8799)}? will they make an end{H3615}{(H8762)} in a day{H3117}? will they revive{H2421}{(H8762)} the stones{H68} out of the heaps{H6194} of the rubbish{H6083} which are burned{H8313}{(H8803)}?
Strong's King James
He spoke to the faces of his brothers, and the army of Shomron, and said, "What are these feeble Y'hudim doing? Can they restore themselves? Can they offer sacrifices? Can they finish in a day? Can they revive the stones from the heaps of dust, even their burned ones?"
The F.O.G
and saith before his brethren and the force of Samaria, yea, he saith, ‘What are the weak Jews doing? are they left to themselves? do they sacrifice? do they complete in a day? do they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish?—and they burnt!’
Young's Literal Translation
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