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Nehemiah 6:12

Then perceived I, that lo! it was, not God, who had sent him,—though, a prophecy, he had spoken concerning me, but, Tobiah and Sanballat, had hired him:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11Then said I, Should, such a man as I, flee? Who then, being such as I, would enter the temple to save his life? I will not enter.

13to this end, hired, he was, to the end that I might be afraid and do so, and might sin,—and it might serve them for an evil report, to the end they might bring reproach upon me.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 14:14So then Yahweh said unto me, Falsehood, are the prophets prophesying in my name, I have not sent them Neither have I commanded them, Neither have I spoken unto them,—A vision of falsehood, and A divination of worthlessness and A fraud of their own hearts, They, are prophesying unto you.

Jeremiah 23:25I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy in my name falsely, saying,—I have dreamed! I have dreamed!

Ezekiel 13:7Is it not a Vision of falsehood, ye have seen, and a Divination of lies, ye have spoken, Since ye are saying. Declareth Yahweh! when I have not spoken?

Ezekiel 13:22Because of the paining of the heart of the righteous man with falsehood, whom, I, have not pained,— And strengthening the hands of the lawless man, that he should not turn from his wicked way. by letting him live

Acts 20:33The silver or gold or apparel of no one, did I covet:

1 Corinthians 12:10And, unto another, energies of mighty works, [and], unto another, prophesying, [and], unto another, discriminations of spirits,—unto a different one, kinds of tongues, and, unto another, translation of tongues;—

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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