Nehemiah 6:13

so that he [is] a hired worker, that I may fear and do so, and I had sinned, and it had been to them for an evil name that they may reproach me.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12And I discern, and behold, God has not sent him, for in the prophecy he has spoken to me both Tobiah and Sanballat hired him,

14Be mindful, O my God, of Tobiah, and of Sanballat, according to these his works, and also, of Noadiah the prophetess, and of the rest of the prophets who have been making me afraid.

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Cross References

Proverbs 22:1A name is chosen rather than much wealth, || Than silver and than gold—good grace.

Ecclesiastes 7:1Better [is] a name than good perfume, || And the day of death than the day of birth.

Isaiah 51:12“I [am] He who comforts you, || Who [are] you—and you are afraid of man? He dies! And of the son of man—he is made [like] grass!

Jeremiah 1:17And you, you gird up your loins, and have arisen, and spoken to them all that I command you: do not be frightened because of them, lest I frighten you before them.

Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the evil report of many, “Fear [is] all around!” “Declare, and we declare it!” All my allies are watching [for] my halting, “Perhaps he is enticed, and we prevail over him, || And we take our vengeance on him.”

Ezekiel 13:17And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who are prophesying out of their own heart, and prophesy concerning them,

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 6:11-15

Shemaiah's Plot Defeated. ( b. c. 445.) 10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee. 11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in. 12 And, lo, I perceived that God… Read the whole commentary →

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