Nehemiah 6:4

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They sent the same message to me four times, and I gave them the same reply each time.

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  • Judg 16:6 : 6 So Delilah said to Samson, 'Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.'
  • Judg 16:10 : 10 Then Delilah said to Samson, 'You have made a fool of me and lied to me. Now tell me how you can be tied up.'
  • Judg 16:15-20 : 15 Then Delilah said to him, 'How can you say, “I love you,” when you won’t confide in me? This is the third time you have made a fool of me and have not told me the secret of your great strength.' 16 With her nagging she pressed him day after day until he was sick to death of it. 17 So he told her everything: 'No razor has ever been used on my head,' he said, 'because I have been a Nazirite dedicated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man.' 18 When Delilah saw that he had told her everything, she sent word to the rulers of the Philistines, 'Come back once more; he has told me everything.' So the rulers of the Philistines returned with the silver in their hands. 19 After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven locks of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him. 20 Then she called, 'Samson, the Philistines are upon you!' He awoke from his sleep and thought, 'I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.' But he did not know that the LORD had left him.
  • Prov 7:21 : 21 With her abundant persuasion, she entices him; with her smooth talk, she compels him.
  • Prov 14:15 : 15 The simple believe everything, but the prudent carefully consider their steps.
  • Luke 18:5 : 5 'Because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't wear me out with her continual coming.'
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
  • Gal 2:5 : 5 But we did not yield in submission to them even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might remain with you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Neh 6:5-6
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    5 Then Sanballat sent his servant to me a fifth time with the same message, and in his hand was an open letter.

    6 In it was written: "It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says it, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel. That is why you are building the wall, and you want to be their king, according to these reports.

  • Neh 6:1-3
    3 verses
    81%

    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?"

  • Neh 4:11-12
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    11 Those who were building the wall and those who carried loads were doing their work with one hand while holding a weapon with the other.

    12 Every builder had his sword strapped to his side as he worked, and the one who sounded the trumpet stood beside me.

  • Ezra 5:3-4
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    3 At that time, Tattenai, the governor of the region beyond the River, Shethar-Bozenai, and their companions came to them and said, 'Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and complete this structure?'

    4 They also asked, 'What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?'

  • Neh 4:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem was advancing and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.

    2 They all conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and cause confusion.

  • Ezra 4:8
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    8 Rehum, the commander, and Shimshai, the scribe, wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes, as follows:

  • Neh 6:10-14
    5 verses
    70%

    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."

    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!"

    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.

  • Ezra 4:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    17 The king sent this reply: To Rehum, the commander, Shimshai, the scribe, and the rest of their associates who live in Samaria and the rest of the region beyond the River: Greetings. And now,

    18 The letter you sent to us has been read and clearly understood before me.

  • Neh 6:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16 When all our enemies heard about this, and all the surrounding nations saw it, they lost their confidence because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.

    17 Also in those days, the nobles of Judah were sending many letters to Tobiah, and replies from Tobiah were coming to them.

  • Neh 4:6-9
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    6 So it happened that the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times, 'Wherever you turn, they will attack us!'

    7 So I stationed people in the lowest parts behind the wall, in the open areas, and I positioned them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.

    8 Then I saw what was happening; I stood and addressed the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, 'Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.'

    9 When our enemies realized that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated their plans, we all returned to the wall, each to his own work.

  • Ezra 4:11
    70%

    11 this is a copy of the letter they sent to him: "To King Artaxerxes: From your servants, the men of the region beyond the River, and now.

  • Neh 2:9-11
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    9 So I went to the governors of the region beyond the Euphrates and gave them the king's letters. The king also sent army officers and cavalry with me.

    10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply displeased that someone had come to seek the welfare of the Israelites.

    11 I arrived in Jerusalem and stayed there for three days.

  • Neh 2:18-20
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    18 I told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me. They replied, "Let us arise and build!" So they strengthened their hands for the good work.

    19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arabian heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us. They said, "What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"

    20 I answered them, saying, "The God of heaven will give us success. We, his servants, will arise and build. But as for you, you have no share, no legal claim or historic right in Jerusalem."

  • Neh 5:16
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    16 Instead, I devoted myself to the work on this wall. We did not acquire any land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work.

  • Neh 4:15
    68%

    15 We continued the work, with half of the men holding spears, from the break of dawn until the stars came out.

  • Ezra 5:6
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    6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, Shethar-Bozenai, and their companions, the officials of the region beyond the River, sent to King Darius.

  • Neh 13:21
    68%

    21 But I warned them and said, "Why are you spending the night by the wall? If you do this again, I will lay hands on you." From that time on, they did not come on the Sabbath.

  • Neh 1:4
    68%

    4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned, fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven.

  • Ezra 4:23
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    23 As soon as the copy of King Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their colleagues, they quickly went to Jerusalem to the Jews and stopped them by force and power.

  • Neh 2:16
    68%

    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.

  • Ezra 4:4
    68%

    4 Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build.

  • Neh 6:19
    67%

    19 Moreover, they kept reporting his good deeds to me and sharing my words with him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.

  • Neh 4:4
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    4 Then Judah said, 'The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is so much rubble that we are unable to rebuild the wall.'

  • Zech 6:9
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    9 The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Zech 7:4
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    4 Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying:

  • Neh 2:7
    67%

    7 I also said to the king, "If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors of the region beyond the Euphrates, so they will allow me to pass through until I arrive in Judah,

  • Neh 2:4
    67%

    4 The king said to me, "What is it you want?" Then I prayed to the God of heaven,

  • Neh 6:8
    67%

    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."

  • Ezra 5:11
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    11 'This was their reply to us: "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago. It was a great king of Israel who built and completed it."'