They worked hard and made the repairs. ¹  They followed the measurements specified for God’s temple and restored it. ² 

Nehemiah son of Azbuk, head of a half-district of Beth Zur, worked after him as far as the tombs of David and the artificial pool and the House of the Warriors.

After him ¹  Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, worked on another section. After them Meshullam son of Berechiah worked opposite his quarters.

who were rebuilding the wall. ¹  Those who were carrying loads did so ²  by keeping one hand on the work and the other on their weapon.

But I thought, ¹  “I have worked in vain; I have expended my energy for absolutely nothing.” ²  But the Lord will vindicate me; my God will reward me. ³ 

From earliest times our worship of that shameful god, Baal, has taken away ¹  all that our ancestors ²  worked for. It has taken away our flocks and our herds, and even our sons and daughters.

They will treat you with hatred, take away all you have labored for, ¹  and leave you naked and bare. Your nakedness will be exposed, just as when you engaged in prostitution and obscene conduct. ² 

but he answered ¹  his father, ‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave ²  for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet ³  you never gave me even a goat ⁴  so that I could celebrate with my friends!

Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, all of it in the form of ornaments.

These men worked for Solomon as supervisors; there were a total of 250 of them who were in charge of the people. ¹ 

After him their relatives ¹  worked – Binnui ²  son of Henadad, head of a half-district of Keilah.

And between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and traders worked.

Remember that you have made me as with ¹  the clay; will ²  you return me to dust?

if ¹  the members of my household ²  have never said, ³  ‘If only there were ⁴  someone who has not been satisfied from Job’s ⁵  meat!’ –

The princess ¹  looks absolutely magnificent, ²  decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold. ³ 

God has decreed that you will be powerful. ¹  O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power,

He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors, in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. ¹ 

when he performed his awesome deeds ¹  in Egypt, and his acts of judgment ²  in the region of Zoan.

I recall the old days; ¹  I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments. ² 

So I began to despair ¹  about all the fruit of ²  my labor ³  for which I worked so hard ⁴  on earth. ⁵