Nehemiah 5:9

Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

King James Version
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Other Translations for Nehemiah 5:9

BSB
So I continued, "What you are doing is not right. Shouldn't you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
AKJV
Also I said, It is not good that you do: ought you not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
CPDV
And I said to them: "The thing that you are doing is not good. Why are you not walking in the fear of our God, so that there may be no reproach against us from our enemies, the Gentiles?
ERV
Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
NHEB
Also I said, "The thing that you do is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God, to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?
SMT
And it will be said, Not good the word which ye do: will ye not go in the fear of our God from the reproach of the nations our enemies?

Commentary for Nehemiah 5:9

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Overview of Nehemiah 5:9
Summary
Nehemiah appeals to religious conscience.
Place
Judah
Event
Appeal to theological obligation
Estimated Time Period
c. 445 BC
Category
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