Nehemiah 1:8
“But please remember what you told your servant Moses. You said, ‘If you sin, I will scatter you among the ◄ heathen nations/nations that do not believe in me►.
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In The King James Version
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:25“When you have been in the land of Canaan for a long time and you have children and grandchildren, do not sin by making an idol that represents anything at all, because Yahweh says that is evil, and if you do that, you will cause him to become angry with you and punish you.
Deuteronomy 28:64“Yahweh will scatter you among many people-groups, all over the earth, and in those areas/places you will serve other gods that are made of wood or stone, gods which you and your ancestors have never known/worshiped.
1 Kings 9:6“But if you or your descendants turn away from me and disobey the commands and decrees that I have given to you, and if you start to worship other gods,
Ezekiel 5:10As a result, parents among you will eat their children, and children will eat their parents because there will be nothing else to eat. I will punish you severely, and I will cause those who will still be alive to be scattered in all directions [IDM].’
Luke 1:72He will do this because he has not forgotten what he promised our ancestors; he made an agreement that he would act mercifully to us, their descendants.
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 1:6-11
Nehemiah's Prayer. ( b. c. 445.) 5 And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments: 6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned. 7 We… Read the whole commentary →