'Rubble' in the Bible

In Judah, it was said:The strength of the laborer fails,since there is so much rubble.We will never be ableto rebuild the wall.

before his colleagues and the powerful men of Samaria, and said, “What are these pathetic Jews doing? Can they restore it by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they ever finish it? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”