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Nehemiah 6:14

Nehemiah 6:14
My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

My God, think thou on Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works,.... Their wicked counsels and schemes, and not only confound and disappoint them, but reward them as they deserve:

and on…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Noadiah is not elsewhere mentioned. The examples of Miriam, Deborah, Huldah, and Anna, show that the prophetical gift was occasionally bestowed upon women (2Ki 22:14 note).

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And on the prophetess Noadiah - Whether this was a prophet or prophetess, we cannot tell; the Hebrew text only makes her a prophetess; all the versions have Noadiah the prophet, except the Arabic…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Nehemiah 6:10-14

The Jews' enemies leave no stone unturned, no way untried, to take Nehemiah off from building the wall about Jerusalem. In order to this they had tried to fetch him into the country to them, but in…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

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

and on the prophetess R.V. and also the prophetess. Noadiah's name only occurs here. We know…