Nehemiah 6:16
And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God. And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
When the surrounding enemies and the heathen nations about Jerusalem saw that the wall and defenses were completed, they lost confidence. The rapid finishing of the work left them astonished and greatly discouraged, cast down in their own eyes. They perceived that God had enabled the undertaking and had brought it to completion.