Nehemiah 6:10-13

The Message

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.”

^12-13 I sensed that God hadn’t sent this man. The so-called prophecy he spoke to me was the work of Tobiah and Sanballat; they had hired him. He had been hired to scare me off—trick me—a layman, into desecrating The Temple and ruining my good reputation so they could accuse me.