Nehemiah 6:11 (DRB)

Passage

And I said: Should such a man as I flee? and who is there that being as I am, would go into the temple, to save his life? I will not go in.

Nearby Context

Nehemiah 6:9 For all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands would cease from the work, and that we would leave off. Wherefore I strengthened my hands the more:

Nehemiah 6:10 And I went into the house of Samaia the son of Delaia, the son of Metabeel privately. And he said: Let us consult together in the house of God in the midst of the temple: and let us shut the doors of the temple, for they will come to kill thee, and in the night they will come to slay thee.

Nehemiah 6:11 And I said: Should such a man as I flee? and who is there that being as I am, would go into the temple, to save his life? I will not go in.

Nehemiah 6:12 And I understood that God had not sent him, but that he had spoken to me as if he had been prophesying, and Tobias, and Sanaballat had hired him.

Nehemiah 6:13 For he had taken money, that I being afraid should do this thing, and sin, and they might have some evil to upbraid me withal.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "should", "such", "flee", "temple", "save", and "life". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "should", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And I went into the house of..." into verse 12's "And I understood that God had not...", so "said" and "should" 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 "said" and "should" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.