Nehemiah 6:9-11

The Message

⁹ They were trying to intimidate us into quitting. They thought, “They’ll give up; they’ll never finish it.”

I prayed, “Give me strength.”

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¹⁰ Then I met secretly with Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, at his house. He said:

¹¹ I said, “Why would a man like me run for cover? And why would a man like me use The Temple as a hideout? I won’t do it.”