Verse Comparison: Ezra 4:4
American Standard Version
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Amplified® Bible
Then [the Samaritans] the people of the land [continually] weakened the hands of the people of Judah and troubled {and} terrified them in building
Contemporary English Version
Then the neighboring people began to do everything possible to frighten the Jews and to make them stop building.
Darby English Version
And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building;
Good News Bible
Then the people who had been living in the land tried to discourage and frighten the Jews and keep them from building.
King James Version
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
New American Standard Bible
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them from building,
New International Version
Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building.
New King James Version
Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building,
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them from building,
Revised Standard Version
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and made them afraid to build,
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, the people of the land are making the hands of the people of Judah feeble, and troubling them in building,