My God, think thou upon R.V. Remember, O my God. Tobiah's name stands before Sanballat's. Cf. Nehemiah 6:12.

and on the prophetess R.V. and also the prophetess. Noadiah's name only occurs here. We know from the case of Huldah and Anna that women were sometimes privileged to possess the gift of prophecy (2 Kings 22:14; Luke 2:36). Noadiah seems to have acted with -the rest of the prophets," who were probably bribed to intimidate Nehemiah. Sanballat had accused Nehemiah of obtaining popular influence by suborning prophets to support him (Nehemiah 6:7). Nehemiah's words in this verse show that the religious teachers of the people were divided in mind. The LXX. and possibly the Vulgate regarded -Noadiah" as masc. (τῷ Νωαδίᾳ τῷ προφήτῃ, -Noadiæ prophetæ").

Nehemiah's prayer closes this section. Cf. Nehemiah 6:14; Nehemiah 5:19, and Nehemiah 13:14; Nehemiah 13:22; Nehemiah 13:31.

Continues after advertising
Continues after advertising