Nehemiah 6:3
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And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”
In other translations
And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”
Hebrew words
וָאֶשְׁלְחָהva'eshlechahand I sent !H7971עֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH5921מַלְאָכִיםmal'akhimmessengersH4397לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559מְלָאכָהmelakhaha workH4399גְדוֹלָהgedolahgreatH1419אֲנִי'aniIH589עֹשֶׂה'oseh[am] doingH6213וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808אוּכַל'ukhalI am ableH3201לָרֶדֶתlaredetto go downH3381לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100תִשְׁבַּתtishbatwill it ceaseH7673הַמְּלָאכָהhamelakhahthe workH4399כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asher<just> whenH834אַרְפֶּהָ'arpehaI will let drop itH7503וְיָרַדְתִּיveyaradtiand I will go downH3381אֲלֵיכֶם׃'aleikhemto youH413
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Related verses
- Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
- John 9:4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
- 1 Timothy 4:15-1615 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. 16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.15 Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. 16 Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
- Luke 14:30Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
- Proverbs 14:15The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
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