Nehemiah 8:10

So he said unto them—Go your way, eat the fat and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared, for holy is the day, unto our Lord,—and be not grieved, for, the joy of Yahweh, is your strength.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

In Context

9Then Nehemiah—he, was the governor—and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites who were causing the people to understand, said unto all the people, To-day, is, holy, unto Yahweh your God, do not mourn, nor weep,—for, weeping, were all the people, when they heard the words of the law.

11And, the Levites, were quieting all the people, saying—Hush! for, the day, is holy,—and be not grieved.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 26:11and shalt rejoice in all the good things which Yahweh thy God, hath given unto thee, and unto thy house,—thou and the Levite, and the sojourner who is in thy midst.

1 Chronicles 16:27Praise and majesty, are before him, Strength and joy, are in his dwelling-place.

Esther 9:22according to the days wherein the Jews found rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned for them, from sorrow to joy, and from mourning to a happy day,—that they should make them days of banqueting and rejoicing, and of sending portions, every one to his neighbour, and gifts, unto the needy.

Psalms 28:7Yahweh, is my strength and my shield, In him, hath trusted my heart, and I have found help,—Therefore hath my heart danced for joy, and, with my song, do I praise him.

Psalms 149:2Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, Let the sons of Zion exult in their king;

Ecclesiastes 2:24There was nothing more blessed for Man [than] that he should eat and drink, and see his desireth for blessedness in his toil,—even this, saw, I myself, that, from the hand of God, it was.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 8:10-13

9 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. 10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. 11 So the Levites stilled… Read the whole commentary →

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