Charles Spurgeon Commentary Nehemiah 4:9-10

"But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall." — Nehemiah 4:9-10 (ASV)

Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. And Judah said,—

Judah, you know, was the lion tribe. Christ is the Lion of the tribe of Judah. But Judah, instead of being lion-hearted, made a noise more like a mouse than a lion, for Judah said,—