He had been hired so that I might become so frightened that I would do this and thereby sin. Then they would give me a bad name in order to discredit me.
Nehemiah 6:19 - Tree of Life Version Moreover, they kept telling me about his good deeds and then reporting my words to him. Also Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Also they spoke of [Tobiah's] good deeds before me and told him what I said. And Tobiah sent letters to frighten me. American Standard Version (1901) Also they spake of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. Common English Bible They also kept talking about his good deeds in my presence and then reported back to him what I said. In addition, Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me. Catholic Public Domain Version Moreover, they praised him before me, and they reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters, so that he might make me afraid. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they praised him also before me, and they related my words to him. And Tobias sent letters to put me in fear. |
He had been hired so that I might become so frightened that I would do this and thereby sin. Then they would give me a bad name in order to discredit me.
For many in Judah were under oath to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
For they were all trying to intimidate us, thinking, “Their hands will become weak from the work and it will not be done.” So now, strengthen my hands!
After the wall had been rebuilt, the doors set up, and the gatekeepers, singers and Levites appointed,
Those who forsake Torah praise the wicked, but those who keep Torah stir them up.
If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. But you are not of the world, since I have chosen you out of the world; therefore the world hates you.
The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify that its works are evil.
They are from the world, so they speak from the world and the world listens to them.