Nehemiah 6:3

6:3 So I sent messengers to them saying, “I am engaged in ¹  an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?”

Nehemiah 9:30

9:30 You prolonged your kindness ²  with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention, ³  so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “[am] doing.”

² tn The Hebrew expression here is elliptical. The words “your kindness” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “did not give ear to.”

⁴ tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”