Nehemiah 6:3 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And I sent messengers to them, saying: I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down, lest it be neglected whilst I come and go down to you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave to come down to you?

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

Common English Bible

³ so I sent messengers to tell them, “I’m doing important work, so I can’t come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to come down to you?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Therefore, I sent messengers to them, saying: "I am doing a great work, and I cannot descend, lest perhaps it may be neglected when I go out and descend to you."

English Standard Version 2016

³ And I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?”

Nehemiah 6:3 交叉引用

Nehemiah 4:13

I set the people in the place behind the wall round about in order, with their swords, and spears, and bows.

Nehemiah 6:2

Sanaballat and Gossem sent to me, saying: Come, and let us make a league together in the villages, in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

Nehemiah 6:4

And they sent to me according to this word, four times: and I answered them after the same manner.

Proverbs 14:15

The innocent believeth every word: the discreet man considereth his steps. No good shall come to the deceitful son: but the wise servant shall prosper in his dealings, and his way shall be made straight.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatsoever thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly: for neither work, nor reason, nor wisdom, nor knowledge shall be in hell, whither thou art hastening.

Matthew 10:16

Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.

Luke 14:30

Saying: This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

John 9:4

I must work the works of him that sent me, whilst it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.