Nehemiah 6:14 (ASV)

Passage

Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.

Nearby Context

Nehemiah 6:12 And I discerned, and, lo, God had not sent him; but he pronounced this prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Nehemiah 6:13 For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

Nehemiah 6:14 Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.

Nehemiah 6:15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth [day] of [the month] Elul, in fifty and two days.

Nehemiah 6:16 And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard [thereof], that all the nations that were about us feared, and were much cast down in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remember", "tobiah", "sanballat", "works", "prophetess", "noadiah", "rest", and "prophets". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remember" and "tobiah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "For this cause was he hired that..." into verse 15's "So the wall was finished in the...", so "remember" and "tobiah" belong inside that flow. In Nehemiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "remember" and "tobiah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.