King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
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.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Then I realized that God had not sent him, that he was making this prophecy against me, and that Toviyah and Sanvalat had bribed him to say it.
Berean Standard Bible:
I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
American Standard Version:
And I discerned, and, lo, God had not sent him; but he pronounced this prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
And, lo, I perceived{H5234} that God{H430} had not sent{H7971} him; but that he pronounced{H1696} this prophecy{H5016} against me: for Tobiah{H2900} and Sanballat{H5571} had hired{H7936} him.
Cross-References (KJV):
Ezekiel 13:22
- Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
1 Corinthians 12:10
- To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
Ezekiel 13:19
- And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear [your] lies?
Acts 20:33
- I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
Jeremiah 14:14
- Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
Revelation 18:13
- And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
2 Peter 2:3
- ¶ And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
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Commentary for Nehemiah 6:12
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H5234
There are 47 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָכַר
Transliteration: nâkar
Pronunciation: naw-kar'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning); acknowledge, [idiom] could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly). - Strong's Number: H430
There are 2334 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים
Transliteration: ʼĕlôhîym
Pronunciation: el-o-heem'
Description: plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty. - Strong's Number: H7971
There are 790 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁלַח
Transliteration: shâlach
Pronunciation: shaw-lakh'
Description: a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out). - Strong's Number: H1696
There are 1050 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דָבַר
Transliteration: dâbar
Pronunciation: daw-bar'
Description: a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work. - Strong's Number: H5016
There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נְבוּאָה
Transliteration: nᵉbûwʼâh
Pronunciation: neb-oo-aw'
Description: from נָבָא; a prediction (spoken or written); prophecy. - Strong's Number: H2900
There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: טוֹבִיָּה
Transliteration: Ṭôwbîyâh
Pronunciation: to-bee-yaw'
Description: or טוֹבִיָּהוּ; from טוֹב and יָהּ; goodness of Jehovah; Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan; Tobiah, Tobijah. - Strong's Number: H5571
There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: סַנְבַלַּט
Transliteration: Çanballaṭ
Pronunciation: san-bal-lat'
Description: of foreign origin; Sanballat, a Persian satrap of Samaria; Sanballat. - Strong's Number: H7936
There are 18 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׂכַר
Transliteration: sâkar
Pronunciation: saw-kar'
Description: or (by permutation) סָכַר; (Ezra 4:5), a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to כָּרָה through the idea of temporary purchase; compare שָׁכַר); to hire; earn wages, hire (out self), reward, [idiom] surely.