Nehemiah 9:2

The descendants of Israel separated themselves from all the foreigners. They stood and confessed their own sins and the evil actions of their ancestors.

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And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

In Context

1Now on the twenty-fourth day of the same month the people of Israel were assembled and they were fasting, and they were wearing sackcloth, and they put dust on their heads.

3They stood up in their places, and for one-fourth of the day they read from the book of the law of Yahweh their God. For another fourth of the day they were confessing and bowing down before Yahweh their God.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:40Yet if they confess their sins and their fathers' sin, and their treason by which they were unfaithful to me, and also their walking against me—

Ezra 9:2For they have taken some of their daughters and sons, and have mixed the holy people with the people of other lands, and the officials and leaders have been first in this faithlessness.”

Ezra 9:15Yahweh, God of Israel, you are righteous, for we have remained as a few survivors at this day. Look! We are here before you in our guilt, for there is no one who can stand before you because of this.

Nehemiah 1:6Listen to my prayer and open your eyes, so you may hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants. I am confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Both I and my father's house have sinned.

Nehemiah 13:3As soon as they heard the law, they separated out from Israel every foreign person.

Psalms 106:6We have sinned like our ancestors; 1 we have done wrong, and we have done evil. 1

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 9:2-4

The Repentance of the People. ( b. c. 444.) 1 Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. 2 And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. 3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the Lord their God.… Read the whole commentary →

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