Loading...

Change Translation

Loading...
  • Recent Translations
  • All Translations

Neemia 6:11

Listen to Neemia 6:11
11 Ma io risposi: "Un uomo come me si dà egli alla fuga? E un uomo qual son io potrebb’egli entrare nel tempio e vivere? No, io non v’entrerò".

Neemia 6:11 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 6:11

And I said, should such a man as I flee?
&c.] The king's commissioner, who had the conducting and management of the whole affair of building the wall of Jerusalem, on whom it wholly depended; for, should he absent himself, the people would depart and leave their work, and the city and wall be left defenceless, which was what was hoped for from this scheme; and who had expressed such confidence in God, and had had such success:

and who is there, that, being as I am;
in such a post, and in such circumstances, and on whom so much depended:

would go into the temple to save his life?
or where there was little reason to believe it would be preserved long, should he take such a step as that:

I will not go in;
as being neither lawful, nor honourable, nor safe.

Unlock Deeper Insights: Get Over 20 Commentaries with Plus! Subscribe Now

Neemia 6:11 In-Context

9 Perché tutta quella gente ci voleva impaurire e diceva: "Le loro mani si rilasseranno e il lavoro non si farà più". Ma tu, o Dio, fortifica ora le mie mani!
10 Ed io andai a casa di Scemaia, figliuolo di Delaia, figliuolo di Mehetabeel, che s’era quivi rinchiuso; ed egli mi disse: "Troviamoci assieme nella casa di Dio, dentro al tempio, e chiudiamo le porte del tempio; poiché coloro verranno ad ucciderti, e verranno a ucciderti di notte".
11 Ma io risposi: "Un uomo come me si dà egli alla fuga? E un uomo qual son io potrebb’egli entrare nel tempio e vivere? No, io non v’entrerò".
12 E io compresi ch’ei non era mandato da Dio, ma avea pronunziata quella profezia contro di me, perché Tobia e Samballat l’aveano pagato.
13 E l’aveano pagato per impaurirmi e indurmi ad agire a quel modo e a peccare, affin di aver materia da farmi una cattiva riputazione e da coprirmi d’onta.
The Riveduta Bible is in the public domain.

Study Tools

PLUS

Unlock Notes

This feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.

JOIN PLUS

Unlock Highlights

This feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.

JOIN PLUS

Unlock Bookmarks

This feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.

JOIN PLUS

Track Your Reading

Create a free account to start a reading plan, or join PLUS to unlock our full suite of premium study tools.

Already have an account? Sign in