4 Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build

4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

4 Then the local residents tried to discourage and frighten the people of Judah to keep them from their work.

4 Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building,

4 Then the people around them tried to discourage the people of Judah by making them afraid to build.

4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

4 And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building;

4 Then the people of that region discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to continue building.

4 Then the people who were already in the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build.

4 Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and made them afraid to build,

4 Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build

4 Then the nations that were around Judah tried to make its people lose hope. They wanted to make them afraid to go on building.

4 Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them from building,