Nehemiah 6:6-13
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6 In it was written,
“It is heard among the nations, and [a]Gashmu says, that (A)you and the Jews are planning to rebel; therefore you are rebuilding the wall. And you are to be their king, according to these words.
7 You have also [b]set up prophets to call out in Jerusalem concerning [c]you, ‘A king is in Judah!’ So now it will be heard by the king according to these words. So now, come, let us take counsel together.”
8 Then I sent a message to him, saying,
“Such words as you are saying have not been done, but you are (B)devising them in your own heart.”
9 For all of them were trying to frighten us, [d]thinking, “Their hands will [e]become limp in doing the work, and it will not be done.” But now, (C)O God, strengthen my hands.
10 Now I entered the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, (D)who was [f]confined at home, and 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.” 11 But I said, “(E)Should a man like me flee? And could one such as I go into the temple just to live? I will not go in.” 12 Then I recognized [g]that surely God had not sent him, but he spoke his prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. 13 He was hired for this reason, (F)that I might become afraid and act accordingly and sin, so that they could give me a bad name in order that they could reproach me.
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- Nehemiah 6:6 In v 1 and elsewhere, Geshem
- Nehemiah 6:7 Lit made prophets stand, cf. 4:13; 6:1; 7:3
- Nehemiah 6:7 Lit you, saying
- Nehemiah 6:9 Lit saying,
- Nehemiah 6:9 Lit drop from
- Nehemiah 6:10 Lit shut up
- Nehemiah 6:12 Lit and behold, God
Isaiah 29:21
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21 Who [a]cause a person to sin by a word,
And (A)ensnare him who reproves at the gate,
And [b](B)defraud the one in the right with [c]meaningless arguments.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 29:21 Lit bring a person under condemnation
- Isaiah 29:21 Lit turn aside
- Isaiah 29:21 Lit confusion
Jeremiah 18:18
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18 Then they said, “Come and let us (A)devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the (B)law is not going to perish from the priest, nor (C)counsel to the wise man, nor the divine (D)word to the prophet! Come on and let us (E)strike at him with our tongue, and let us (F)give no heed to any of his words.”
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