Because of the reproach. —This phrase was another strong argument used in the assembly. We learn in Nehemiah 6:0 how watchful the …

Also I said, it is not good that you do
The meaning is, that it was very bad; it is a "meiosis", by which more is in…

Nehemiah knew that if he built Jerusalem's walls ever so high, so thick, or so strong, the city could not be safe while there were abuses. The righ…