尼希米记 5:9

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

我又說：“你們這事作得不對。你們豈不應懷著敬畏我們　神的心行事為人，免遭我們的仇敵外族人的毀謗嗎？

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
我 又 说 ： 你 们 所 行 的 不 善 ！ 你 们 行 事 不 当 敬 畏 我 们 的 　 神 麽 ？ 不 然 ， 难 免 我 们 的 仇 敌 外 邦 人 毁 谤 我 们 。

Contextual Overview

⁶ When I heard their complaints about these things, I was very angry. ⁷ After I thought about it, I accused the important people and the leaders, "You are charging your own brothers too much interest." So I called a large meeting to deal with them. ⁸ I said to them, "As much as possible, we have bought freedom for our fellow Jews who had been sold to foreigners. Now you are selling your fellow Jews to us!" The leaders were quiet and had nothing to say. ⁹ Then I said, "What you are doing is not right. Don't you fear God? Don't let our foreign enemies shame us. ¹⁰ I, my brothers, and my men are also lending money and grain to the people. But stop charging them so much for this. ¹¹ Give back their fields, vineyards, olive trees, and houses right now. Also give back the extra amount you charged—the hundredth part of the money, grain, new wine, and oil." ¹² They said, "We will give it back and not demand anything more from them. We will do as you say." Then I called for the priests, and I made the important people and leaders take an oath to do what they had said. ¹³ Also I shook out the folds of my robe and said, "In this way may God shake out everyone who does not keep his promise. May God shake him out of his house and out of the things that are his. Let that person be shaken out and emptied!" Then the whole group said, "Amen," and they praised the Lord . So the people did what they had promised.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

It is not: 1 Samuel 2:24, Proverbs 16:29, Proverbs 17:26, Proverbs 18:5, Proverbs 19:2, Proverbs 24:23

walk: Nehemiah 5:15, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 42:18, Leviticus 25:36, Acts 9:31

reproach: Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, 2 Samuel 12:14, Ezekiel 36:20, Romans 2:24, 1 Timothy 5:14, Titus 2:5, 1 Peter 2:12

Reciprocal: Exodus 18:21 - such as Leviticus 25:17 - fear Deuteronomy 25:18 - feared 1 Samuel 17:26 - reproach 2 Chronicles 13:5 - Ought ye not Psalms 89:41 - he is Proverbs 16:6 - by the 1 Corinthians 6:6 - brother Ephesians 5:21 - in Ephesians 6:9 - ye Colossians 3:22 - fearing Titus 2:8 - that he

Cross-References

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan was the father of Mahalalel. Mahalalel was the father of Jared. Jared was the father of Enoch.

Luke 3:37
Lamech was the son of Methuselah. Methuselah was the son of Enoch. Enoch was the son of Jared. Jared was the son of Mahalalel. Mahalalel was the son of Kenan.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Also I said, it is not good that ye do,.... The meaning is, that it was very bad; it is a "meiosis", by which more is intended than is expressed:

ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God; in reverence of him and his law, and according to that:

because of the reproach of the Heathen our enemies? whose mouths will be open to reproach the true religion, and the good ways of God; and say, these are the men that pretend to fear God, and serve him, and yet break his law, and use their brethren ill, see Romans 2:24.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Nehemiah 5:9. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God — If ye wish to accredit that religion ye profess which comes from the God of justice and mercy; should you not, in the sight of the heathen, abstain from injustice and cruelty? Can they credit your profession, when they see such practices? The inconsistent conduct of some professors of religion does much harm in the Church of God.