Nehemiah 6:17
Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
Nehemiah 6:17 in other translations
| BSB | Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came back to them. |
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| WEB | Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came to them. |
| ASV | Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them. |
| YLT | Also, in those days the freemen of Judah are multiplying their letters going unto Tobiah, and those of Tobiah are coming in unto them; |
| DARBY | Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobijah, and those of Tobijah came to them. |
| BBE | And further, in those days the chiefs of Judah sent a number of letters to Tobiah, and his letters came to them. |
| Webster | Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them. |
What does Nehemiah 6:17 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 6:15-19
The wall was begun and finished in fifty-two days, though they rested on the sabbaths. A great deal of work may be done in a little time, if we set about it in earnest, and keep close to it. See the mischief of marrying with strangers. When men once became akin to Tobiah, they soon became sworn to him. A sinful love leads to a sinful league. The enemy of souls employs many instruments, and forms many projects, to…
Nehemiah 6:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Nehemiah 6:17
- Nehemiah 13:28
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
- Nehemiah 3:5
And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
- Micah 7:1-6
Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity. …
- Matthew 24:10-12
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
- Nehemiah 5:7
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:5; 5:7; 13:28; Mic 7:1-6; Mt 24:10-12
sent many letters unto Tobiah. Heb. multiplied their letterspassing to Tobiah.
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Context
- Nehemiah 6:16
And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
- Nehemiah 6:17
Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
- Nehemiah 6:18
For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
Nehemiah 6:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Asimismo en aquellos días iban muchas cartas de los principales de Judá á Tobías, y las de Tobías venían á ellos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | En ces jours-là aussi, des nobles de Juda envoyèrent lettres sur lettres à Tobija, et celles de Tobija leur arrivaient; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Auch ließen in jenen Tagen Edle von Juda viele Briefe an Tobija abgehen, und solche von Tobija kamen an sie. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sed et in diebus illis multæ optimatum Judæorum epistolæ mittebantur ad Tobiam, et a Tobia veniebant ad eos. |