Nehemiah 6:19 (GNV)

Passage

Yea, they spake in his praise before me, and tolde him my wordes, and Tobiah sent letters to put me in feare.

Nearby Context

Nehemiah 6:17 And in these dayes were there many of the princes of Iudah, whose letters went vnto Tobiah, and those of Tobiah came vnto them.

Nehemiah 6:18 For there were many in Iudah, that were sworne vnto him: for he was the sonne in lawe of Shechaniah, the sonne of Arah: and his sonne Iehonathan had the daughter of Meshullam, the sonne of Berechiah.

Nehemiah 6:19 Yea, they spake in his praise before me, and tolde him my wordes, and Tobiah sent letters to put me in feare.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "spake", "praise", "before", "tolde", "wordes", "tobiah", "sent", and "letters". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "spake" and "praise", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "For there were many in Iudah that...", giving immediate footing for "spake" and "praise". In Nehemiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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