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## Then I sent word to him ##
Here "I" refers to Nehemiah and "him" to Sanballat.
## "No such things have occurred as you say ##
"None of the things you say have occurred"
## for within your heart you invented them ##
"you fabricated all of them yourself"
## For they all wanted to make us afraid ##
Here "they" refers to Nehemiah's enemies, Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem, and their followers. The word "us" refers to the people of God.
## "They will drop their hands from doing the work, and it will not be done ##
"Out of fear, the workers on the wall will stop their work"
## But now, God, please strengthen my hands ##
AT "Now I was even more determined to do the work."