Lux Domini
And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

What does Nehemiah 6:12 mean?

The greatest mischief our enemies can do us, is, to frighten us from our duty, and to lead us to do what is sinful. Let us never decline a good work, never do a bad one.

Key themes

PrayerRestorationLeadershipReform

Read with

Keep this verse inside Nehemiah 6:10-14 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Tobiah Person

Pleasing to Jehovah, the “servant,” the “Ammonite,” who joined with those who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Exile ( Neh. 2:10 ).