Nehemiah 6:11
But I said, "Should a man like me run away? How can someone like me enter the temple and live? I will not go!"
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And I said, Should a man like me flee? And who is there like me, who would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And I said,{H559} Should such{H3644} a man{H376} as I flee?{H1272} and who is there, that, being such as I, would go{H935} into the temple{H1964} to save his life?{H2425} I will not go in.{H935}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And I said{H559}{(H8799)}, Should such{H3644} a man{H376} as I flee{H1272}{(H8799)}? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go{H935}{(H8799)} into the temple{H1964} to save his life{H2425}{(H8804)}? I will not go in{H935}{(H8799)}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
But I sayde: Shulde soch a ma flye? Shulde soch a ma as I am, go in to ye teple, to saue his life? I wyl not go in.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then I said, Should such a man as I, flee? Who is he, being as I am, that would go into the Temple to liue? I will not goe in.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And I saide: should any such man as I flee? Who is, that being as I am, wyll go into the temple to saue his life? I wil not go in.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who [is there], that, [being] as I [am], would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
Webster's Bible (1833)
I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And I say, `A man such as I -- doth he flee? and who as I, that doth go in unto the temple, and live? -- I do not go in.'
American Standard Version (1901)
And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
American Standard Version (1901)
And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And I said, Am I the sort of man to go in flight? what man, in my position, would go into the Temple to keep himself safe? I will not go in.
World English Bible (2000)
I said, "Should such a man as I flee? Who is there that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
But I replied,“Should a man like me run away? Would someone like me flee to the temple in order to save his life? I will not go!”
Referenced Verses
- Prov 28:1 : 1 The wicked flee when no one pursues them, but the righteous are as confident as a young lion.
- Ps 11:1-2 : 1 For the director of music. Of David: I have taken refuge in the LORD. How can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to your mountain"? 2 See how the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
- Ps 112:6 : 6 Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous will be remembered forever.
- Ps 112:8 : 8 His heart is secure, he will not fear, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
- Acts 20:24 : 24 'But I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus—to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.'
- Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
- Phil 2:17 : 17 But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
- Luke 13:31-33 : 31 At that time, some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, 'Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.' 32 He replied, 'Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’ 33 Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem.
- Phil 2:30 : 30 because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for what was lacking in your service to me.
- Heb 11:27 : 27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king, for he persevered as though seeing the one who is invisible.
- Eccl 10:1 : 1 Dead flies can make the perfumer's oil stink and ferment; a small act of folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
- Num 32:7-9 : 7 Why would you discourage the hearts of the Israelites from crossing into the land that the Lord has given them? 8 This is what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land. 9 They went up to the Valley of Eshcol, saw the land, and discouraged the hearts of the Israelites from entering the land that the Lord had given them.
- 1 Sam 19:5 : 5 He risked his life to kill the Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. So why would you sin by shedding innocent blood by killing David without cause?
- Neh 6:3 : 3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and come down to you?"
- Neh 6:9 : 9 For they were all trying to intimidate us, saying, "Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed." But now, strengthen my hands!
- Job 4:3-6 : 3 Look, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened weak hands. 4 Your words have raised up those who stagger, and you have strengthened knees that were about to give way. 5 But now it has come to you, and you are weary; it touches you, and you are troubled. 6 Isn't your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope?
- Isa 10:18 : 18 The glory of his forest and his fruitful fields will be consumed, both soul and body. It will be as when a sick man wastes away.
- Acts 8:1 : 1 Saul was in full agreement with his execution. On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
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8 I sent a reply to him, saying, "No such things as you are saying have occurred. You are inventing them in your own mind."
9 For they were all trying to intimidate us, saying, "Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed." But now, strengthen my hands!
10 I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his home. He said, "Let us meet in the house of God, inside the temple, and let us close the temple doors, for they are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you."
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12 I realized that God had not sent him, but he had prophesied against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
13 He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would commit a sin by acting this way. Then they could give me a bad name and discredit me.
14 Remember, my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these deeds of theirs, also Noadiah the prophetess and the rest of the prophets who were trying to intimidate me.
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1 When it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and no breach remained in it (though at that time I had not yet set up the doors in the gates),
2 Sanballat and Geshem sent a message to me, saying, "Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono." But they were planning to harm me.
3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and come down to you?"
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15 So I went up the valley at night, inspecting the wall. Then I turned back and re-entered through the Valley Gate, returning the way I came.
16 The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, because I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or any others who would be doing the work.
17 Then I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem is in ruins, and its gates have been burned by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace."
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7 I returned to Jerusalem and understood the evil thing that Eliashib had done for Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
8 I was greatly displeased, and I threw all of Tobiah’s household belongings out of the room.
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1 For the director of music. Of David: I have taken refuge in the LORD. How can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to your mountain"?
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5 "I and all the people with me will approach the city, and when they come out to meet us as they did before, we will flee before them."
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19 Moreover, they kept reporting his good deeds to me and sharing my words with him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
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2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came with some men from Judah, and I asked them about the Jews who had survived the exile and about Jerusalem.
3 They said to me, 'Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.'
4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned, fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven.
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35 Then I would speak without fear of Him, but as it now stands with me, I cannot.
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11 In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,
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22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies along the way, since we had told the king, 'The hand of our God is favorable toward all who seek Him, but His power and wrath are against all who abandon Him.'
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6 I lay down and slept; I awoke again, because the LORD sustains me.
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9 The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word the LORD has shown me:
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3 They asked the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts and the prophets, 'Should I weep in the fifth month and abstain, as I have done for so many years?'
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6 So we can confidently say: 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'