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Nehemiah 6:9-11
Contemporary English Version
Nehemiah 6:9-11
Contemporary English Version
9 Our enemies were trying to frighten us and to keep us from our work. But I asked God to give me strength.
10 One day I went to visit Shemaiah.[a] He wasn't supposed to leave his house, but he said, “Let's hurry to the holy place of the temple and hide there.[b] We will lock the temple doors, because your enemies are planning to kill you tonight.”
11 I answered, “Why should someone like me have to run and hide in the temple to save my life? I won't go!”
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