Nehemiah 6:13

Translations

Modern

He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.

Traditional

Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

Literal

For this purpose he was hired, that I should be afraid and act this way and sin, that it might be to them for an evil name, that they might reproach me.

Latin

Acceperat enim pretium, ut territus facerem, et peccarem, et haberent malum quod exprobrarent mihi.

Original

Hebrew

English

He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.

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

Related verses

Jeremiah 20:10
For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
James 4:17
Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.
Nehemiah 6:6
…that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
2 Corinthians 11:12
But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.
Isaiah 57:11
Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
Matthew 26:59
Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
Revelation 21:8
But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
1 Timothy 5:14
So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 22:15
Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

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 Tobiah: An Enemy of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah: Conspires to Injure and Intimidate Nehemiah

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