Sanballat and Geshem sent the same message to me four times. And I sent back the same answer to them each time.
Nehemiah 6:5 - Easy To Read Version Then, the fifth time, Sanballat sent his helper to me with the same message. And he had a letter in his hand that was not sealed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Sanballat sent his servant to me again the fifth time with an open letter. American Standard Version (1901) Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand, Common English Bible But the fifth time, Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same way, except that now he carried an open letter. Catholic Public Domain Version And Sanballat sent his servant to me a fifth time, with the former word, and he had a letter in his hand written in this manner: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Sanaballat sent his servant to me the fifth time according to the former word; and he had a letter in his hand written in this manner: |
Sanballat and Geshem sent the same message to me four times. And I sent back the same answer to them each time.
This is what that letter said: “There is a rumor going around. People are talking about it everywhere. And, by the way, Geshem says it is true. People are saying that you and the Jews are planning to turn against the king. That is why you are building the wall of Jerusalem. People are also saying that you will be the new king of the Jews.
I did this so that Satan (the Devil) would not win anything from us. We know very well what Satan’s plans are.
Wear the full armor (protection) of God. Wear God’s armor so that you can fight against the devil’s evil tricks.
The Man of Evil will use every kind of evil to trick those people who are lost. Those people are lost because they refused to love the truth. (If they loved the truth, they would be saved.)