Nehemiah 6:14

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My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.

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Interpretation

The greatest mischief our enemies can do us, is, to frighten us from our duty, and to lead us to do what is sinful. Let us never decline a good work, never do a bad one.

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This thought runs through Nehemiah 6:10-14.

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Glossary

Tobiah Person: Pleasing to Jehovah, the “servant,” the “Ammonite,” who joined with those who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Exile ( Neh. 2:10 ).
Noadiah Person: Meeting with the Lord. (1. ) A Levite who returned from Babylon ( Ezra 8:33 ). (2. ) A false prophetess who assisted Tobiah and Sanballat against the Jews ( Neh. 6:14 ).