Verse 10
Shemaiah. A professed friend, but a false prophet. See Nehemiah 6:12 .
shut up = confined, as in prison. Hebrew. 'azar. See Jeremiah 33:1 ; Jeremiah 36:5 .
the house of God. This must have been a temporary structure. Nehemiah would not be without some place wherein to worship. The Altar not yet erected. The Temple not yet built. See notes on Nehemiah 7:4 , and p. 618; also App-58 .
God. Hebrew. Elohim. (with Art.) = the [true] God.
shut = close, so as to conceal.
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