23 lines
681 B
Markdown
23 lines
681 B
Markdown
## Then I sent word to him ##
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Here "I" refers to Nehemiah and "him" to Sanballat.
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## "No such things have occurred as you say ##
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"None of the things you say have occurred"
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## for within your heart you invented them ##
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"you fabricated all of them yourself"
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## For they all wanted to make us afraid ##
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Here "they" refers to Nehemiah's enemies, Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem, and their followers. The word "us" refers to the people of God.
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## "They will drop their hands from doing the work, and it will not be done ##
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"Out of fear, the workers on the wall will stop their work"
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## But now, God, please strengthen my hands ##
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AT "Now I was even more determined to do the work." |