by. close to.
ten times. Compare Genesis 31:7.
they will be upon you. Figure of speech Ellipsis (App-6). Render: "From all quarters to which ye will turn [they will be] upon us".
Related Commentaries of Nehemiah 4:12
Nehemiah 4:12
12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.