Nehemiah 6:4

Modern

Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave the same reply.

Traditional

Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.

Literal

And they sent to me this word four times, and I answered them according to this word.

Latin

Miserunt autem ad me secundum verbum hoc per quatuor vices: et respondi eis juxta sermonem priorem.

Hebrew

English

Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave the same reply.

After solving the financial crisis (see Nehemiah 5), the story shifts back to how those against rebuilding tried to scare or stop Nehemiah.

Theme notes and profiles

Luke 18:5
…yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’”
Judges 16:6
So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
Proverbs 14:15
The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
Judges 16:10
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”
Proverbs 7:21
With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
Judges 16:15–20
“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”
Galatians 2:5
We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.