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Nehemiah 6:12–13

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12I realized that God had not sent him, because of the prophecy he spoke against me. Tobiah and Sanballat uhad hired him. 13He was hired, so that I would be intimidated, vdo as he suggested, sin, and get a bad reputation, in order that they could discredit me.

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Cross references

  1. u6:12 Neh 2:10; 6:1
  2. v6:13 Ezr 3:3

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And I understood and saw that God had not sent him, but he had pronounced the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. For this purpose he was hired, that I should be afraid and act in this way and sin, and so they could give me a bad name in order to taunt me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had prophesied against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would commit a sin by doing this, and then they would give me a bad name to discredit me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I realized that God had not sent him, because of the prophecy he spoke against me. Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. He was hired, so that I would be intimidated, do as he suggested, sin, and get a bad reputation, in order that they could discredit me.

NLTNew Living Translation

I realized that God had not spoken to him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. They were hoping to intimidate me and make me sin. Then they would be able to accuse and discredit me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then I looked and realized God had not sent him; rather, he had spoken the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. For this reason he was hired: to frighten me so that I would act and sin, so that they would have a bad report so they could taunt me.

KJV 1900King 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. 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.