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12 I realized that God had not sent him, but he had spoken the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. 13 For this purpose he was hired—to make me afraid so that I would do this and sin. Then they would have given me a bad reputation, so that they could discredit me.

14 My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat in light of these actions and also the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who were trying to intimidate me.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 6:14 Nehemiah frequently interjects prayers into the narration. To make it easier to recognize them, they receive extra indentation.