4:6 So we rebuilt the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height. 1 The people were enthusiastic in their work. 2
4:7 (4:1) 3 When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the people of Ashdod heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem 4 had moved ahead and that the breaches had begun to be closed, they were very angry.
9:25 So know and understand:
From the issuing of the command 5 to restore and rebuild
Jerusalem 6 until an anointed one, a prince arrives, 7
there will be a period of seven weeks 8 and sixty-two weeks.
It will again be built, 9 with plaza and moat,
but in distressful times.
1 tn Heb “up to its half.”
2 tn Heb “the people had a heart to work.”
3 sn Chapter 4 begins here in the Hebrew text (BHS). See the note at 4:1.
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
5 tn Or “decree” (NASB, NIV); or “word” (NAB, NRSV).
6 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
7 tn The word “arrives” is added in the translation for clarification.
8 tn Heb “sevens” (also later in this line and in v. 26).
9 tn Heb “it will return and be built.” The expression is a verbal hendiadys.