Nehemiah 6:12

Translations

Modern

I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Traditional

And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Literal

And I perceived, and behold, God had not sent him, for in the prophecy that he pronounced against me, both Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Latin

Et intellexi quod Deus non misisset eum, sed quasi vaticinans locutus esset ad me, et Tobias et Sanaballat conduxissent eum.

Original

Hebrew

English

I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Notes

Nehemiah 6:1–19

After solving the financial crisis (see Nehemiah 5), the story shifts back to how those against rebuilding tried to scare or stop Nehemiah.

Theme notes and profiles

Nehemiah Dealing with Conflict Jerusalem Rebuilding of Jerusalem

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Ezekiel 13:19
You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
1 Peter 5:2
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Jeremiah 23:16
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:25
“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
Jeremiah 14:14
“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.
Micah 3:11
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
Jeremiah 28:15
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Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken?
1 Timothy 3:3
…not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
1 Corinthians 12:10
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The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.

People

Sanballat: Governor of Samaria, opposed Nehemiah's rebuilding of Jerusalem Tobiah: Ammonite official who opposed Nehemiah's rebuilding efforts

Glossary

Book of Nehemiah Nehemiah (Person) Postexilic Period Sanballat Shemaiah Tobiah

Topics

Bribery: The False Prophet, Shemaiah Courage: Personal Bravery: Nehemiah, in Refusing to Take Refuge in the Temple Prophets: False Tobiah: An Enemy of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah: Conspires to Injure and Intimidate Nehemiah

Nehemiah 6:12

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