Nehemiah 6:7 (YLT)

Passage

And also, prophets thou hast appointed to call for thee in Jerusalem, saying, A king <FI>is<Fi> in Judah, and now it is heard by the king according to these words; and now come, and we take counsel together.'

Nearby Context

Nehemiah 6:5 And Sanballat sendeth unto me, according to this word, a fifth time, his servant, and an open letter in his hand;

Nehemiah 6:6 it is written in it, `Among the nations it hath been heard, and Gashmu is saying: Thou and the Jews are thinking to rebel, therefore thou art building the wall, and thou hast been to them for a king--according to these words!

Nehemiah 6:7 And also, prophets thou hast appointed to call for thee in Jerusalem, saying, A king <FI>is<Fi> in Judah, and now it is heard by the king according to these words; and now come, and we take counsel together.'

Nehemiah 6:8 And I send unto him, saying, `It hath not been according to these words that thou art saying, for from thine own heart thou art devising them;'

Nehemiah 6:9 for all of them are making us afraid, saying, `Their hands are too feeble for the work, and it is not done;' and now, strengthen Thou my hands.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "prophets", "thou", "hast", "appointed", "call", "thee", "jerusalem", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "prophets" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "it is written in it Among the..." into verse 8's "And I send unto him saying It...", so "prophets" and "thou" 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 "prophets" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.