Nehemiah 6:6 (GNV)

Passage

Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu hath sayd it, that thou and the Iewes thinke to rebel, for the which cause thou buildest the wall and thou wilt bee their King according to these wordes.

Nearby Context

Nehemiah 6:4 Yet they sent vnto me foure times after this sort. And I answered them after the same maner.

Nehemiah 6:5 Then sent Sanballat his seruant after this sorte vnto me the fift time, with an open letter in his hand,

Nehemiah 6:6 Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu hath sayd it, that thou and the Iewes thinke to rebel, for the which cause thou buildest the wall and thou wilt bee their King according to these wordes.

Nehemiah 6:7 Thou hast also ordeyned the Prophets to preach of thee at Ierusalem, saying, There is a King in Iudah: and nowe according to these wordes it shall come to the Kings eares: come now therefore, and let vs take counsell together.

Nehemiah 6:8 Then I sent vnto him, saying, It is not done according to these wordes that thou sayest: for thou feynest them of thine owne heart.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherein", "written", "reported", "heathen", "gashmu", "hath", "sayd", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherein" and "written", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Then sent Sanballat his seruant after this..." into verse 7's "Thou hast also ordeyned the Prophets to...", so "wherein" and "written" 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 "wherein" and "written" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.