Nehemiah 6:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 6:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 6:13 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 6:13 — KJV
“Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.”
— Nehemiah 6:13 (KJV)
Nehemiah 6:13 in Context — About the Book of Nehemiah
Nehemiah is the Bible's project-management masterclass soaked in prayer. A royal cupbearer hears Jerusalem's walls are rubble, weeps, fasts, prays — then rebuilds them in fifty-two days despite ridicule and threats. Every chapter shows prayer and practical action working as one.
Cross-References for Nehemiah 6:13
“For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. For the...: or, For he doth much keep the, etc desolation: or, astonishment”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 6:13: therefore, should, sin
“Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness. bounty: Gr. blessing whereof...: or, which hath been so much spoken of before”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 6:13: therefore, sin, might
“And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. displease...: Heb. be evil in thine eyes”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 6:13: therefore, sin, evil
“I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 6:13: should, sin, evil
“And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 6:13: therefore, should, might
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