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It happened that when the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, You must return to us.
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A Warning or a Trap?
Commentators note that fellow Jews repeatedly warned the wall-builders to stop their work. Scholars debate the motive: was it a genuine, fear-driven warning from concerned kinsmen, or a subtle attempt to discourage God's work, possibly in league with the enemy? This highlights the need for discernment, even when advice comes from seemingly friendly sources.
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Nehemiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Ten times – that is, repeatedly.
From all places ... – Better as in the margin. The Jews who lived on the Samaritan border cam…
19th Century
Anglican
From all places. —The neighboring Jews in their terror said by repeated messages “from all places ‘You shall return to us,’”: that…
Baptist
These Jews ought to have been helping to build the wall; but they did not come to the help of the Lord's people. Still, they were sufficiently frie…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ver. 12 And it came to pass, when the Jews that dwelt by them Near Samaria, Arabia, and Ashdod, and had intelligence of t…
Hindering good work is what bad men aim at, and expect to succeed in; but good work is God's work, and it will prosper. God has many ways of bringi…
