Neh 5:9 | HCSB | STEP | Then I said , “What you are doing isn’t right . Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God and not invite the reproach of our foreign enemies ?

Nehemiah 5:9

9 Then I said, “What you are doing isn’t right. Shouldn’t you walk in the ^{▼▼fear(s) God or the Lord/ the fear of the Lord: No single English word conveys every aspect of the word fear in this phrase. The meaning includes worshipful submission, reverential awe, and obedient respect to the covenant-keeping God of Israel.}fear of our God ^b and not invite the reproach of our foreign enemies? ^c