Nehemiah 4:10

And Judah said ,.... Several of the men of Judah:

the strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed ; through much labour, in carrying heavy loads of stone and timber to the builders, and yet more through fear of the enemy:

and there is much rubbish ; which ought to be removed, but that the labourers were so weak that they could not do it:

so that we are not able to build the wall ; to finish it before the enemy comes to attack us.