Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Then [the Samaritans] the people of the land [continually] weakened the hands of the people of Judah and troubled and terrified them in building
The neighboring peoples discouraged the people of Judah, made them afraid to build,
Therefore, it happened that the people of the land impeded the hands of the people of Judah, and they troubled them in building.