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O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me.
Nehemiah 6:14 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB “Remember, my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.”
  • KJV My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.
  • NKJV My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat, according to these their works, and the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who would have made me afraid.
  • NASB Remember, my God, Tobiah and Sanballat in accordance with these works of theirs, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the rest of the prophets, who were trying to frighten me.
  • NLT Remember, O my God, all the evil things that Tobiah and Sanballat have done. And remember Noadiah the prophet and all the prophets like her who have tried to intimidate me.

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Quick answer

Nehemiah prays that God would remember Tobiah, Sanballat, the prophetess Noadiah, and the other false prophets for their intimidation. He commits judgment to God rather than taking revenge.

Overview

Instead of retaliating, Nehemiah hands his adversaries over to God's just judgment. This prayer, like the imprecatory psalms, leaves vengeance to the Lord, who judges rightly. The mention of Noadiah and others shows the opposition included hired false prophets, yet Nehemiah trusts God to deal with them in His own way and time (Romans 12:19).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 24

  • Neh 13:29Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.
  • 2 Tim 4:14–15Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
  • Isa 9:14–15So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.
  • 1 Kgs 22:22–24And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
  • Ps 36:11–12Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
  • Ps 63:1A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
  • Matt 7:15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
  • Jer 14:15Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end!
  • Jer 18:20–23Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.
  • Neh 5:19Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.
  • Matt 24:11and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
  • Neh 4:4–5Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.
  • Rev 19:20But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
  • 1 Jn 5:16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
  • Matt 24:24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
  • Jer 28:10Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.
  • Ezek 13:16–17those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.’
  • Jer 14:18If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”
  • 2 Tim 3:8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
  • Jer 11:20–23O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
  • Jer 28:1In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:
  • Ps 22:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
  • Ps 140:5–11The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
  • Jer 28:15Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.

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