KJV ORIGINAL
Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They kept sending me the same kind of message four different times, and I kept giving them the same answer each time.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Nehemiah shows us that sometimes we need to be persistent in saying 'no' to distractions and stick to our important work.
📚 Historical Context
Nehemiah was rebuilding Jerusalem's walls after the Jewish exile, and his enemies (Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem) kept trying to lure him away from the work through repeated invitations to meet. These weren't friendly invitations—they were attempts to harm or stop him from completing God's work of restoration.
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