Since they were enemies of God’s people, “it seemed to them something very bad that [Nehemiah] had come to seek something good for the sons of Israel. ” Nehemiah’s enemies were bent on stopping Nehemiah’s building plans, even resorting to evil schemes.
( नहेम्या २: १०,१९) नहेम्याच्या शत्रूंनी त्याने हाती घेतलेले बांधकाम ठप्प पाडण्याचा जणू ध्यासच घेतला होता आणि यासाठी त्यांनी निरनिराळ्या कुयुक्‍त्‌या रचण्यासही कमी केले नाही.