And I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabeel, who had shut himself up. And he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple; for they are coming to kill thee; even in the night are they coming to kill thee.
Nehemiah 6:8 And I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
Nehemiah 6:9 For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be slackened from the work, that it be not carried out. Now therefore strengthen my hands!
Nehemiah 6:10 And I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabeel, who had shut himself up. And he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple; for they are coming to kill thee; even in the night are they coming to kill thee.
Nehemiah 6:11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, could go into the temple, and live? I will not go in.
Nehemiah 6:12 And I perceived, and behold, God had not sent him; for he pronounced this prophecy against me; and Tobijah and Sanballat had hired him.
The verse centers on "came", "house", "shemaiah", "delaiah", "mehetabeel", "shut", "himself", and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "house", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 9's "For they all would have made us..." into verse 11's "And I said Should such a man...", so "came" and "house" 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 "came" and "house" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.