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Bribery » Instances of » The false prophet, shemaiah
And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee. And saying, Shall a man like me flee? and who as I that shall go into the temple and live? I will not go in. And I shall know, and behold, not God sent him; for he spake the prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat hired him. read more.
So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me.
So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me.
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Nehemiah, in refusing to take refuge in the temple
And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee. And saying, Shall a man like me flee? and who as I that shall go into the temple and live? I will not go in. And I shall know, and behold, not God sent him; for he spake the prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat hired him. read more.
So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me.
So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me.
Insight » Examples of » Nehemiah
And I shall know, and behold, not God sent him; for he spake the prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat hired him.
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Spiritual perception » Examples of » Nehemiah
And I shall know, and behold, not God sent him; for he spake the prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat hired him.
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Prophets » FALSE
And he will say to him, I also a prophet as thou; and a messenger spake to me in the word of Jehovah, saying, Turn him back with thee to thy house; and he shall eat bread and drink water. Lying to him.
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And I shall know, and behold, not God sent him; for he spake the prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat hired him.
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Thy prophets saw for thee vanity and a foolish thing, and they uncovered not upon thine iniquity to turn back thy captivity; and they will see for thee burdens of falsehood and seductions.
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For this, behold me against the prophets, says Jehovah, stealing my words, a man from his neighbor. Behold me against the prophets, says Jehovah, taking their tongue, and they will mutter an oracle. Behold me against them prophesying dreams of falsehood, says Jehovah, and they will recount them, and will cause my people to wander by their falsehoods and by their boasting; and I sent them not, and I commanded them not; and helping, they shall be of no profit to this people, says Jehovah.
I heard what the prophets said, prophesying a falsehood in my name, saying, I dreamed, I dreamed. How long is it in the heart of the prophets prophesying a lie, and prophesying the deceit of their heart? Reckoning to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they will recount a man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgat my name in Baal.
Spiritual » Perception » Nehemiah
And I shall know, and behold, not God sent him; for he spake the prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat hired him.
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Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
And it will be as it was heard by Sanballat and Tobiah, and by Geshem the Arabian, and by the rest of our enemies, that I built the wall and a breach was not left in it; also even to this time I set not up the doors in the gates; And Sanballat sent to me and Geshem, saying, Come, and we will pass over together in the villages in the valley of Ono. And they reckoned to do evil to me And I shall send messengers to them, saying, I do a great work, and I shall not be able to come down: wherefore shall the work cease when I shall desist and come down to you? read more.
And they will send to me according to this word four times; and I shall turn them back according to this word. And Sanballat will send his young man to me according to this word the fifth time, and a letter opened in his hand; Being written in it, It was heard in the nations, and Geshem said, Thou and the Jews are reckoning to rebel: for this thou buildest the wall, and thou to be to them for king according to these words. And also thou didst set up prophets to call upon thee in Jerusalem, saying, A king in Judah: and now it will be heard by the king according to these words: and now come and we will counsel together. And I shall send to him saying, It was not according to these words which thou sayest, for from thy heart thou feignest them. For all of them causing us to be afraid, saying, their hands shall be slackened from the work, and it shall not be done. And now strengthen my hand. And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee. And saying, Shall a man like me flee? and who as I that shall go into the temple and live? I will not go in. And I shall know, and behold, not God sent him; for he spake the prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat hired him. So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me. Remember, O my God, to Tobiah and to Sanballat, according to these his works, and also to Noadiah the prophetess, and to the rest of the prophets who were causing me to fear.
And they will send to me according to this word four times; and I shall turn them back according to this word. And Sanballat will send his young man to me according to this word the fifth time, and a letter opened in his hand; Being written in it, It was heard in the nations, and Geshem said, Thou and the Jews are reckoning to rebel: for this thou buildest the wall, and thou to be to them for king according to these words. And also thou didst set up prophets to call upon thee in Jerusalem, saying, A king in Judah: and now it will be heard by the king according to these words: and now come and we will counsel together. And I shall send to him saying, It was not according to these words which thou sayest, for from thy heart thou feignest them. For all of them causing us to be afraid, saying, their hands shall be slackened from the work, and it shall not be done. And now strengthen my hand. And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee. And saying, Shall a man like me flee? and who as I that shall go into the temple and live? I will not go in. And I shall know, and behold, not God sent him; for he spake the prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat hired him. So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me. Remember, O my God, to Tobiah and to Sanballat, according to these his works, and also to Noadiah the prophetess, and to the rest of the prophets who were causing me to fear.
Also his good things were said before me, and my words were brought forth to him. Tobiah sent letters to cause me to fear.
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