Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nehemiah 1

43 catchwords307 parallels

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Nehemiah 1 . 1 , Nehemiah , understanding by Hanani the misery of Jerusalem , mourns , fasts , and prays; Nehemiah 1 . 5 , His prayer.

Nehemiah 1:1

These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,

Nehemiah 1:1 · BSB

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Nehemiah 1:2

Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1:2 · BSB

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that had escaped8 parallels

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Nehemiah 1:3

And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”

Nehemiah 1:3 · BSB

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the wall8 parallels

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Nehemiah 1:4

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

Nehemiah 1:4 · BSB

I sat down10 parallels

the God5 parallels

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Nehemiah 1:5

Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,

Nehemiah 1:5 · BSB

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Nehemiah 1:6

let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.

Nehemiah 1:6 · BSB

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both I6 parallels

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Nehemiah 1:7

We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.

Nehemiah 1:7 · BSB

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the commandments9 parallels

which thou6 parallels

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Nehemiah 1:8

Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,

Nehemiah 1:8 · BSB

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If ye transgress6 parallels

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Nehemiah 1:9

but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’

Nehemiah 1:9 · BSB

if ye turn4 parallels

yet will I11 parallels

will bring2 parallels

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Nehemiah 1:10

They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.

Nehemiah 1:10 · BSB

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Nehemiah 1:11

O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)

Nehemiah 1:11 · BSB

Let now3 parallels

who desire4 parallels

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For I was6 parallels

The office of cup-bearer was one of great trust , honour , and emolument , in the Persian court. To be in such a place of trust he must have been in the king's confidence; for no eastern potentate would have a cup-bearer to whom he could not trust his life , poison being often administered in that way. It was an office much desired , because it gave access to the king in those seasons of hilarity when men are most disposed to grant favours

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web6 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Nehemiah 1:8-9 → 1 Kings 8:29, Nehemiah 1:8-9 → Leviticus 26:40
Echoes Nehemiah 1:8 → 1 Kings 8:29
Trajectories
Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character)
Chiasms
Shaped Nehemiah 1:1–2:10, Nehemiah 1:1–2:5
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