Nehemiah 6:2-4

New International Reader's Version

² Sanballat and Geshem sent me a message. They said, “Come. Let’s talk with one another. Let’s meet in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.”

But they were planning to harm me. ³ So I sent messengers to them with my answer. I replied, “I’m working on a huge project. So I can’t get away. Why should the work stop while I leave it? Why should I go down and talk with you?” ⁴ They sent me the same message four times. And I gave them the same answer each time.