THEOSISNehemiah 5:15Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
But the former governors that had been before me, were chargeable to the people, and took of them in bread, and wine, and in money every day forty sicles: and their officers also oppressed the people. But I did not so for the fear of God.
וְהַפַּחוֹת֩ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֨ים אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַ֜י הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ עַל־הָעָ֗ם וַיִּקְח֨וּ מֵהֶ֜ם בְּלֶ֤חֶם וָיַ֙יִן֙ אַחַר֙ כֶּֽסֶף־שְׁקָלִ֣ים אַרְבָּעִ֔ים גַּ֥ם נַעֲרֵיהֶ֖ם שָׁלְט֣וּ עַל־הָעָ֑ם וַאֲנִי֙ לֹא־עָשִׂ֣יתִי כֵ֔ן מִפְּנֵ֖י יִרְאַ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Neh 5:9And I said to them: The thing you do is not good: why walk you not in the fear of our God, that we be not exposed to the reproaches of the Gentiles our enemies?
- Isa 50:10Who is there among you that feareth the Lord, that heareth the voice of his servant, that hath walked in darkness, and hath no light? let him hope in the name of the Lord, and lean upon his God.
- Prov 16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed; and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
- Matt 5:47And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? do not also the heathens this?
- Job 31:23For I have always feared God as waves swelling over me, and his weight I was unable to bear.
- Eccl 12:13Let us all hear together the conclusion of the discourse. Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is all man:
- Eccl 12:14And all things that are done, God will bring into judgment for every error, whether it be good or evil.
- 2 Cor 11:9And, when I was present with you and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was wanting to me, the brethren supplied who came from Macedonia. And in all things I have kept myself from being burthensome to you: and so I will keep myself.