Nehemiah 6:8-10

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁸ Then I sent a message to him saying, “Such things as you are saying have not been done, but you are ^(A)inventing them ^[a]in your own mind.” ⁹ For all of them were trying to frighten us, ^[b]thinking, “^[c]They will become discouraged with the work and it will not be done.” But now, ^(B)O God, strengthen my hands.

¹⁰ When I entered the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, ^(C)who was ^[d]confined at home, he said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you, and they are coming to kill you at night.”