Nehemiah 6:13

Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have given me a shem rah (bad name), that they might discredit me.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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, hinei, I perceived that Elohim had not sent him; but that he pronounced this nevu'ah (prophecy) against me, for Toviyah and Sanvalat had hired him.

14Remember, Elohai, Toviyah and Sanvalat according to these their ma'asim, and also the neviah (prophetess) Noadyah, and the rest of the nevi'im, that would have intimidated me.

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Cross References

Proverbs 22:1A shem tov is rather to be desired than osher rav, 1 and chen (grace) rather than kesef and zahav. 1

Ecclesiastes 7:1A shem tov is better than precious ointment; 1 and the yom hamavet than the day of oneʼs birth. 1

Isaiah 51:12I, even I, am He that comforteth you. 1 Who art thou, that thou shouldest fear enosh that shall die, 1 and ben adam which shall be made as khatzir (grass); 1

Jeremiah 1:17Thou therefore tighten thy gartel of readiness, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee; be not fearful before them, lest I make thee fearful before them.

Jeremiah 20:10For I heard the slander of many, 1 Magor (terror) on every side. 1 Report, say they, letʼs report him. 1 Kol enosh shelomi watched for my stumbling, saying: 1 Perhaps he will be enticed, 1 and we shall prevail against him, 1 and we shall take our revenge on him. 1

Ezekiel 13:17Likewise, thou ben adam, set thy face against the banot amecha (daughters of your people), which prophesy out of their own lev; and prophesy thou against 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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