Verse 9
Nehemiah 5:9
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And I said to them: The thing you do is not good: why walk you not in the fear of our God (Elohim), that we be not exposed to the reproaches of the Gentiles our enemies?
Original Language Text
hebrew
ו/יאמר וָ/אוֹמַ֕ר לֹא ט֥וֹב הַ/דָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּ֣ם עֹשִׂ֑ים הֲ/ל֞וֹא בְּ/יִרְאַ֤ת אֱלֹהֵ֨י/נוּ֙ תֵּלֵ֔כוּ מֵ/חֶרְפַּ֖ת הַ/גּוֹיִ֥ם אוֹיְבֵֽי/נוּ
English Translation
And I said, "It is not good the thing that you are doing. Should you not walk in the fear of our God to save yourselves from the reproach of the nations, our enemies?"
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Chapter 5 Context
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Now there was a great cry of the people, and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
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And there were some that said: Our sons and our daughters are very many: Yet us take up corn for the...
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And I was exceedingly angry when I heard their cry according to these words.
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And my heart thought with myself: and I rebuked the nobles and magistrates, and said to them: Do you...
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Remember me, O my God (Elohim), for good according to all that I have done for this people.
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