Confession, Praise, and a Recital of Israel's History

Nehemiah 9:1-37

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Genesis

The Creation of the World 1:1-2:3 The Creation of Man and Woman 2:4-25 The Fall of Man 3:1-24 Cain and Abel 4:1-26 From Adam to Noah 5:1-32 The Flood 6:1-8:22 God’s Covenant with Noah 9:1-17 Noah’s Drunkenness and Curse 9:18-29 Nations Descended from Noah 10:1-32 The Tower of Babel 11:1-9 From Shem to Abram 11:10-32 The Call of Abram 12:1-9 Abram in Egypt 12:10-20 Abram and Lot Separate 13:1-18 Abram Rescues Lot 14:1-24 God’s Covenant with Abram 15:1-21 Hagar and Ishmael 16:1-16 The Covenant of Circumcision 17:1-27 A Son Promised to Sarah 18:1-15 Abraham Intercedes for Sodom 18:16-33 The Destruction of Sodom 19:1-29 The Origin of Moab and Ammon 19:30-38 Abraham and Abimelech 20:1-18 The Birth of Isaac 21:1-7 Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away 21:8-21 A Treaty with Abimelech 21:22-34 The Sacrifice of Isaac 22:1-19 Nahor’s Children 22:20-24 The Death and Burial of Sarah 23:1-20 A Wife for Isaac 24:1-67 The Death of Abraham 25:1-11 Ishmael’s Descendants 25:12-18 Esau and Jacob 25:19-34 Isaac and Abimelech 26:1-35 Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing 27:1-40 Jacob Sent to Paddan-aram 27:41-28:9 Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 28:10-22 Jacob Meets Rachel 29:1-14 Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 29:15-30 The Children of Jacob 29:31-30:24 Jacob’s Prosperity 30:25-43 Jacob Flees from Laban 31:1-21 Jacob and Laban Make a Covenant 31:22-55 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau 32:1-21 Jacob Wrestles with God 32:22-32 Jacob Meets Esau 33:1-20 Dinah and the Shechemites 34:1-31 God Blesses Jacob at Bethel 35:1-15 Deaths of Rachel and Isaac 35:16-29 Esau’s Descendants 36:1-30 The Kings of Edom 36:31-43 Joseph’s Dreams 37:1-11 Joseph Sold by His Brothers 37:12-36 Judah and Tamar 38:1-30 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 39:1-23 Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison 40:1-23 Pharaoh’s Dreams 41:1-40 Joseph Rises to Power 41:41-57 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 42:1-38 Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin 43:1-34 The Silver Cup 44:1-34 Joseph Reveals Himself 45:1-28 Jacob Goes to Egypt 46:1-47:12 Joseph and the Famine 47:13-31 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 48:1-22 Jacob Blesses His Sons 49:1-28 The Death and Burial of Jacob 49:29-50:14 Joseph Reassures His Brothers 50:15-21 The Death of Joseph 50:22-26

Exodus

Israel Increases in Egypt 1:1-22 The Birth of Moses 2:1-10 Moses Flees to Midian 2:11-25 The Burning Bush 3:1-22 Signs for Moses 4:1-17 Moses Returns to Egypt 4:18-31 Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh 5:1-21 God Promises Deliverance 5:22-6:12 The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron 6:13-27 Moses and Aaron Sent to Pharaoh 6:28-7:7 Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Serpent 7:8-13 The First Plague: Water to Blood 7:14-24 The Second Plague: Frogs 7:25-8:15 The Third Plague: Gnats 8:16-19 The Fourth Plague: Flies 8:20-32 The Fifth Plague: Livestock Die 9:1-7 The Sixth Plague: Boils 9:8-12 The Seventh Plague: Hail 9:13-35 The Eighth Plague: Locusts 10:1-20 The Ninth Plague: Darkness 10:21-29 A Final Plague Threatened 11:1-10 The Passover 12:1-30 The Exodus 12:31-42 Passover Regulations 12:43-51 Consecration of the Firstborn 13:1-16 Crossing the Red Sea 13:17-14:31 The Song of Moses 15:1-21 Bitter Water Made Sweet 15:22-27 Manna from Heaven 16:1-36 Water from the Rock 17:1-7 Amalek Defeated 17:8-16 Jethro’s Advice 18:1-27 Israel at Mount Sinai 19:1-25 The Ten Commandments 20:1-21 Laws About Altars 20:22-21:1 Laws About Slaves 21:2-11 Laws About Personal Injuries 21:12-36 Laws About Restitution 22:1-15 Laws About Holiness 22:16-31 Laws About Justice 23:1-9 Sabbath Years and Weeks 23:10-13 The Three Feasts 23:14-19 The Angel and the Promises 23:20-33 The Covenant Confirmed 24:1-18 Contributions for the Sanctuary 25:1-9 The Ark of the Testimony 25:10-22 The Table for Bread 25:23-30 The Golden Lampstand 25:31-40 The Tabernacle 26:1-37 The Bronze Altar 27:1-8 The Court of the Tabernacle 27:9-19 Oil for the Lamp 27:20-21 The Priests’ Garments 28:1-5 The Ephod 28:6-14 The Breastpiece of Judgment 28:15-30 Other Priestly Garments 28:31-43 Consecration of the Priests 29:1-46 The Altar of Incense 30:1-10 The Census Tax 30:11-16 The Bronze Basin 30:17-21 The Anointing Oil 30:22-33 The Incense 30:34-38 Oholiab and Bezalel 31:1-11 The Sabbath Sign 31:12-18 The Golden Calf 32:1-33:6 The Tent of Meeting 33:7-11 Moses’ Intercession and God’s Glory 33:12-23 New Tablets and Covenant 34:1-28 The Shining Face of Moses 34:29-35 Sabbath Regulations 35:1-3 Freewill Offerings for the Tabernacle 35:4-29 Bezalel and Oholiab Set Apart 35:30-36:7 Making the Tabernacle 36:8-38 Making the Ark 37:1-9 Making the Table 37:10-16 Making the Lampstand 37:17-24 Making the Altar of Incense 37:25-29 Making the Bronze Altar 38:1-7 Making the Bronze Basin 38:8 Making the Court 38:9-20 Materials of the Tabernacle 38:21-31 Making the Priests’ Garments 39:1 The Ephod Made 39:2-7 The Breastpiece Made 39:8-21 Other Garments Made 39:22-31 The Work Completed 39:32-43 The Tabernacle Erected 40:1-33 The Glory Fills the Tabernacle 40:34-38

Numbers

The Census of Israel 1:1-54 Arrangement of the Camp 2:1-34 The Levites’ Duties 3:1-51 Kohathites’ Service 4:1-20 Gershonites’ Service 4:21-28 Merarites’ Service 4:29-33 Census of the Levites 4:34-49 Unclean Removed from Camp 5:1-4 Restitution for Wrongs 5:5-10 The Test for Adultery 5:11-31 The Nazirite Vow 6:1-21 The Priestly Blessing 6:22-27 Offerings of the Leaders 7:1-89 The Lamps 8:1-4 The Levites Consecrated 8:5-26 The Passover Celebrated 9:1-14 The Cloud Over the Tabernacle 9:15-23 The Silver Trumpets 10:1-10 Departure from Sinai 10:11-36 Complaint and Quail; Seventy Elders 11:1-35 Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses 12:1-16 Spies Sent into Canaan 13:1-25 Report of the Spies 13:26-33 The People Rebel 14:1-45 Offerings and Firstfruits 15:1-21 Unintentional Sin and Presumptuous Sin 15:22-31 The Sabbath-Breaker 15:32-36 Tassels on Garments 15:37-41 Korah’s Rebellion 16:1-50 Aaron’s Staff Buds 17:1-13 Priests’ and Levites’ Duties 18:1-7 Portions for Priests and Levites 18:8-32 The Red Heifer 19:1-22 Water from the Rock at Meribah 20:1-13 Edom Refuses Passage 20:14-21 Aaron’s Death 20:22-29 Arad Defeated 21:1-3 The Bronze Serpent 21:4-9 Journeys in the Wilderness 21:10-20 Victories over Sihon and Og 21:21-35 Balaam Summoned 22:1-20 Balaam’s Donkey and the Angel 22:21-41 Balaam’s First Oracle 23:1-12 Balaam’s Second Oracle 23:13-26 Balaam’s Third Oracle 23:27-24:14 The Star out of Jacob 24:15-19 Balaam’s Final Sayings 24:20-25 Baal of Peor and Phinehas 25:1-18 The Second Census 26:1-65 Daughters of Zelophehad 27:1-11 Joshua Appointed 27:12-23 Daily Offerings 28:1-8 Sabbath Offerings 28:9-10 Monthly Offerings 28:11-15 Passover Offerings 28:16-25 Weeks (Firstfruits) Offerings 28:26-31 Trumpets Offerings 29:1-6 Day of Atonement Offerings 29:7-11 Booths Offerings 29:12-40 Vows 30:1-16 War with Midian—Spoils 31:1-24 Division of the Spoils 31:25-54 Reuben, Gad, and Half-Manasseh 32:1-42 Stages of Israel’s Journey 33:1-56 Boundaries of the Land 34:1-29 Levitical Cities 35:1-5 Cities of Refuge 35:6-34 Marriage of Zelophehad’s Daughters 36:1-13

Deuteronomy

Preamble and Setting 1:1-8 Leaders Appointed 1:9-18 Spies Sent 1:19-25 Rebellion and Judgment 1:26-46 Journey Through Edom, Moab, Ammon 2:1-23 Victory over Sihon 2:24-37 Victory over Og 3:1-11 Allotment East of Jordan 3:12-20 Moses Forbidden to Enter 3:21-29 Call to Obey 4:1-14 No Idols 4:15-31 The LORD Alone Is God 4:32-40 Cities of Refuge East 4:41-43 Introduction to the Law 4:44-49 The Ten Commandments Rehearsed 5:1-33 The Shema and Instruction 6:1-25 Warning Against the Nations 7:1-26 Do Not Forget the LORD 8:1-20 Not for Your Righteousness 9:1-6 Israel’s Rebellions Recounted 9:7-29 New Tablets; Ark 10:1-11 Fear the LORD 10:12-22 Love, Obey, Choose 11:1-32 The Place of Worship 12:1-32 False Prophets and Idolatry 13:1-18 Clean and Unclean Foods 14:1-21 Tithes 14:22-29 Sabbatical Year 15:1-11 Hebrew Slaves 15:12-18 Firstborn Animals 15:19-23 Passover 16:1-8 Weeks 16:9-12 Booths 16:13-17 Justice 16:18-20 Forbidden Worship 16:21-17:7 Difficult Cases 17:8-13 Laws for the King 17:14-20 Provision for Levites 18:1-8 Abominable Practices 18:9-13 A Prophet Like Moses 18:14-22 Cities of Refuge 19:1-14 Witnesses and Penalties 19:15-21 Rules for War 20:1-20 Unsolved Murder 21:1-9 Wives from War 21:10-14 Rights of the Firstborn 21:15-17 Rebellious Son 21:18-21 Various Laws 21:22-22:12 Laws of Chastity 22:13-30 Assembly Exclusions 23:1-8 Camp Purity 23:9-14 Various Laws Continued 23:15-25:19 Firstfruits and Tithes Confession 26:1-15 You Are the LORD’s People 26:16-19 Law on Stones and Altar 27:1-8 Curses Pronounced 27:9-26 Blessings for Obedience 28:1-14 Curses for Disobedience 28:15-68 Renewal in Moab 29:1-29 Choose Life 30:1-20 Joshua Commissioned 31:1-8 Public Reading of the Law 31:9-13 Moses’ Warning of Apostasy 31:14-29 The Song of Moses 31:30-32:47 Moses to Die on Nebo 32:48-52 Moses Blesses Israel 33:1-29 The Death of Moses 34:1-12

Joshua

Joshua Commissioned and Encouraged 1:1-18 Rahab Protects the Spies 2:1-24 Crossing the Jordan and Memorial Stones 3:1-4:24 Renewal at Gilgal: Circumcision and Passover 5:1-12 The Commander Appears and the Fall of Jericho 5:13-6:27 Defeat at Ai and Achan's Sin Revealed 7:1-26 The Capture and Destruction of Ai 8:1-29 Altar on Mount Ebal and the Law Proclaimed 8:30-35 The Gibeonite Deception and Treaty 9:1-27 Victory at Gibeon and the Long Day 10:1-15 Capture and Execution of the Five Kings 10:16-28 The Southern Campaign and Conquest of Cities 10:29-43 Defeat of the Northern Coalition and Hazor Destroyed 11:1-23 Lists of Kings Defeated East and West of the Jordan 12:1-24 Land Remaining to Be Possessed 13:1-7 Allotments East of the Jordan 13:8-33 Procedure for Distributing the Land and Levitical Cities 14:1-5 Caleb's Claim and Inheritance of Hebron 14:6-15 Boundaries and Towns of Judah 15:1-63 Ephraim and West Manasseh: Boundaries and Claims 16:1-17:18 Shiloh Established and the Land Surveyed 18:1-10 Territory and Towns of Benjamin 18:11-28 Territory of Simeon 19:1-9 Territory of Zebulun 19:10-16 Territory of Issachar 19:17-23 Territory of Asher 19:24-31 Territory of Naphtali 19:32-39 Territory of Dan 19:40-48 Completion of the Allotments and Joshua's Inheritance 19:49-51 Cities of Refuge Established 20:1-9 Levitical Cities and Their Holdings 21:1-45 The Eastern Tribes' Altar and the Reconciliation 22:1-34 Joshua's Farewell Exhortation and Warning 23:1-16 Renewal of the Covenant at Shechem 24:1-27 Death and Burial of Joshua and Eleazar 24:28-33

1 Samuel

Hannah's Prayer for a Son 1:1-20 Hannah Presents Samuel to the Lord 1:21-28 Hannah's Song of Praise 2:1-11 Eli's Corrupt Sons and Samuel's Childhood 2:12-26 Prophecy of Judgment on Eli's House 2:27-36 Samuel's Call and the Lord's Word to Eli 3:1-4:1 Israel Defeated and the Ark Captured 4:2-11 Eli's Death and the Birth of Ichabod 4:12-22 The Ark Brings Judgment in Philistine Cities 5:1-12 The Ark Returned to Israel 6:1-7:1 Samuel Judges Israel and Delivers Them at Mizpah 7:2-17 Israel Demands a King 8:1-22 Saul Chosen and Given Signs 9:1-10:8 Saul Proclaimed King by Lot 10:9-27 Saul's Victory at Jabesh-Gilead 11:1-11 Saul Confirmed as King at Gilgal 11:12-15 Samuel's Farewell and Exhortation to Israel 12:1-25 Saul's Unauthorized Sacrifice and Rebuke 13:1-15 Philistine Pressure and Israel's Lack of Arms 13:16-22 Jonathan's Bold Assault and Victory 13:23-14:14 Saul's Rash Oath and Its Consequences 14:15-23 Saul's Pursuit and Jonathan's Exploits 14:24-48 Saul's Family and Mighty Men 14:49-52 Saul's Disobedience and Rejection as King 15:1-35 David Anointed by Samuel 16:1-13 David Serves Saul and Eases His Torment 16:14-23 David and Goliath 17:1-58 David's Rise and Saul's Jealousy 18:1-30 Saul's Attempts on David's Life and Jonathan's Intervention 19:1-24 David and Jonathan's Covenant 20:1-42 David at Nob: Bread and Goliath's Sword 21:1-9 David Feigns Madness at Gath 21:10-15 David Gathers Followers and Seeks Priestly Aid 22:1-5 Massacre at Nob and Abiathar Joins David 22:6-23 David Delivers Keilah and Inquires of God 23:1-6 Saul's Pursuit, Ziphite Betrayal, and David's Escape 23:7-29 David Spares Saul in a Cave 24:1-22 Nabal's Folly and Abigail's Intervention 25:1-44 David Again Spares Saul in His Camp 26:1-25 David Seeks Refuge with Achish 27:1-12 Saul and the Witch of Endor 28:1-25 The Philistines Reject David 29:1-11 David Recovers His Family and Defeats the Amalekites 30:1-31 The Death of Saul and His Sons 31:1-13

2 Samuel

An Amalekite Reports Saul and Jonathan's Death 1:1-16 David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan 1:17-27 David Anointed King of Judah at Hebron 2:1-7 Ish‑Bosheth Made King; Civil War with David Begins 2:8-3:5 Abner Seeks Alliance with David 3:6-21 Joab Murders Abner; David's Protest and Mourning 3:22-39 Ish‑Bosheth Assassinated 4:1-12 David Anointed King over All Israel 5:1-5 David Captures Jerusalem and Establishes His House 5:6-16 David's Victories over the Philistines 5:17-25 Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem; Uzzah's Death and David's Joy 6:1-23 God's Covenant with David 7:1-17 David's Prayer of Thanksgiving for God's Promise 7:18-29 David's Military Victories 8:1-14 David's Officials and Mighty Men 8:15-18 David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth 9:1-13 War with the Ammonites and Syrians 10:1-19 David and Bathsheba; the Death of Uriah 11:1-27 Nathan Rebukes David; Judgment and Aftermath 12:1-31 Amnon's Crime against Tamar 13:1-22 Absalom Kills Amnon and Flees 13:23-39 Joab Secures Absalom's Return and Reconciliation 14:1-33 Absalom's Conspiracy and Rise to Power 15:1-12 David Flees Jerusalem; Loyal Followers Accompany Him 15:13-37 Ziba Brings Provisions to David 16:1-4 Shimei Curses David as He Flees 16:5-14 Counsel in Absalom's Court; Ahithophel's Plan and Hushai's Counterplot 16:15-17:29 Battle in the Forest of Ephraim and Absalom's Death 18:1-18 Reports of Victory and David's Grief for Absalom 18:19-19:8 David's Return to Jerusalem; Reconciliation and Disputes 19:9-43 Sheba's Revolt and Its Suppression 20:1-26 Famine and the Gibeonites' Demand; Saul's Descendants Executed 21:1-14 David's Battles with the Philistines and the Valor of His Men 21:15-22 David's Song of Deliverance 22:1-51 David's Final Oracle 23:1-7 The Deeds of David's Mighty Warriors 23:8-39 David's Census and the Resulting Plague 24:1-17 David Purchases the Threshing Floor; Sacrifice and End of Plague 24:18-25

1 Kings

Adonijah Attempts to Seize the Throne 1:1-27 Solomon Anointed King 1:28-53 David's Charge to Solomon and Death 2:1-12 Solomon Consolidates His Power 2:13-46 Solomon's Request for Wisdom 3:1-15 Solomon's Wise Judgment 3:16-28 Solomon's Officials and Administrative Order 4:1-19 The Wealth and Prosperity of Israel 4:20-28 Solomon's Wisdom and Fame 4:29-34 Alliances and Preparations for the Temple 5:1-18 Solomon Builds the Temple 6:1-38 Solomon's Palace and Structural Works 7:1-12 Temple Furnishings and the Work of Hiram 7:13-51 The Ark Brought into the Temple 8:1-21 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication 8:22-61 The Dedication Celebrated with Sacrifice 8:62-66 God's Promise and Warning to Solomon 9:1-9 Solomon's Building Projects and Trade 9:10-28 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 10:1-13 The Wealth and Splendor of Solomon's Reign 10:14-29 Solomon's Foreign Wives and Apostasy 11:1-13 Adversaries Raised Against Solomon 11:14-25 Jeroboam's Call and the Promise of Division 11:26-40 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 11:41-43 Rehoboam's Folly and the Kingdom Divides 12:1-24 Jeroboam Establishes Golden Calves 12:25-33 Prophetic Rebuke at Bethel and Deception 13:1-34 Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam 14:1-20 Rehoboam's Unfaithfulness and Shishak's Invasion 14:21-31 Abijam's Short Reign in Judah 15:1-8 Asa's Reforms and Early Reign 15:9-24 Nadab's Reign and Baasha's Conspiracy 15:25-32 Baasha's Reign and Jehu's Prophecy 15:33-16:7 Elah Assassinated and Zimri's Usurpation 16:8-14 Zimri's Suicide and Omri's Rise to Power 16:15-20 Omri Establishes Samaria as Capital 16:21-28 Ahab and Jezebel Introduce Baal Worship 16:29-34 Elijah Announces the Drought and Is Fed by Ravens 17:1-6 Elijah in Zarephath: Provision and Resurrection 17:7-24 Elijah Confronts Ahab and Prepares for Confrontation 18:1-15 Elijah on Mount Carmel and the Fall of Baal's Prophets 18:16-46 Elijah Flees to Horeb and Is Renewed 19:1-9 God's Response to Elijah and New Commissions 19:10-18 The Call of Elisha 19:19-21 Ben‑hadad Besieges Samaria; Israel's Defiant Response 20:1-12 Israel's Victories Over Aram and Ahab's Mercy 20:13-34 A Prophet Enacts Judgment on the King 20:35-43 Naboth's Vineyard: Ahab and Jezebel's Crime and Punishment 21:1-29 Ahab and Jehoshaphat Seek Counsel; Micaiah's True Prophecy 22:1-28 Ahab Dies at Ramoth‑Gilead 22:29-40 Jehoshaphat's Reign in Judah 22:41-50 Ahaziah Succeeds Ahab and Does Evil 22:51-53

2 Kings

Ahaziah Seeks Counsel and Elijah’s Judgment 1:1-18 Elijah Taken Up; Elisha Succeeds 2:1-18 Elisha Purifies Jericho’s Water 2:19-22 Mockers of Elisha Mauled by Bears 2:23-25 Alliance Against Moab and Elisha’s Miracle 3:1-27 The Widow’s Oil Multiplied 4:1-7 Elisha Restores the Shunammite’s Son 4:8-37 Poisoned Stew Made Safe 4:38-41 Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men 4:42-44 Naaman Healed of Leprosy and Gehazi’s Greed 5:1-27 The Floating Axe Head 6:1-7 Elisha Foils the Aramean Raid 6:8-23 Famine Besieges Samaria 6:24-7:2 Arameans Flee; Samaria’s Deliverance 7:3-20 The Shunammite Restored to Her Land 8:1-6 Elisha Foretells Hazael’s Rise 8:7-15 Jehoram’s Reign in Israel 8:16-24 Ahaziah of Judah Ascends the Throne 8:25-29 Anointing of Jehu as King 9:1-13 Jehu Slays Joram and the House of Ahab 9:14-29 The Death of Jezebel 9:30-37 Jehu Executes Ahab’s Kin at Jezreel 10:1-17 Jehu Destroys Baal Worship 10:18-36 Joash Crowned; Athaliah Overthrown 11:1-21 Joash Repairs the Temple 12:1-21 Jehoahaz of Israel and Aramean Oppression 13:1-9 Jehoash of Israel and Elisha’s Final Acts 13:10-25 Amaziah of Judah: Victory and Pride 14:1-22 Jeroboam II Restores Israel’s Borders 14:23-29 Azariah (Uzziah) King of Judah 15:1-7 Zechariah’s Short Reign and Assassination 15:8-12 Shallum’s Brief Usurpation and Murder 15:13-16 Menahem’s Reign and Tribute to Assyria 15:17-22 Pekahiah Murdered; Pekah’s Conspiracy 15:23-26 Pekah Rules and Wars with Judah 15:27-31 Jotham King of Judah 15:32-38 Ahaz’s Reign and Submission to Assyria 16:1-20 Fall of Samaria and Israel’s Exile 17:1-6 Reasons for Israel’s Exile 17:7-23 Resettling Samaria and Syncretistic Worship 17:24-41 Hezekiah’s Reforms and Fortifications 18:1-16 Rabshakeh’s Taunts before Jerusalem 18:17-37 Hezekiah’s Plea and Isaiah’s Prophecy 19:1-13 Hezekiah’s Prayer of Surrender 19:14-19 The LORD Delivers Jerusalem from Sennacherib 19:20-37 Hezekiah’s Illness, Recovery, and the Sign 20:1-11 Hezekiah’s Pride and a Warning about Babylon 20:12-21 Manasseh’s Long, Wicked Reign 21:1-18 Amon’s Short Reign and Assassination 21:19-26 Josiah Finds the Book of the Law and Reforms 22:1-20 Josiah’s Covenant Renewal and Passover 23:1-30 Jehoahaz Deposed; Jehoiakim Installed by Egypt 23:31-35 Jehoiakim’s Reign and Babylonian Pressure 23:36-24:7 Jehoiachin’s Brief Reign and First Exile 24:8-17 Zedekiah Appointed as Babylon’s Vassal 24:18-19 Siege and Fall of Jerusalem; Destruction and Exile 24:20-25:26 Jehoiachin Released from Babylonian Prison 25:27-30

1 Chronicles

Genealogies from Adam to Abraham 1:1-27 The Descendants of Abraham 1:28-34 The Edomite Genealogies (Esau and Seir) 1:35-54 The Sons of Israel 2:1-2 The Genealogy and Families of Judah 2:3-55 David’s Descendants and the Royal Line 3:1-24 Judahite Families and Notable Descendants 4:1-23 The Families and Settlements of Simeon 4:24-43 Transjordanian Tribes and Their Chiefs 5:1-10 Wars and Settlements East of the Jordan 5:11-22 Loss of Territory and Exile East of the Jordan 5:23-26 The Levites: Genealogy and Temple Service 6:1-81 The Tribe of Issachar 7:1-5 A Register of Benjamin’s Households 7:6-12 A Brief Genealogical Note 7:13 The Tribe of Naphtali 7:14-19 The Tribe of Manasseh 7:20-29 The Tribe of Ephraim 7:30-40 The Genealogy of Benjamin (including Saul’s Line) 8:1-9:1 Resettlement of Jerusalem: Residents and Officials 9:2-34 Gatekeepers and Temple Servants in Jerusalem 9:35-44 The Death of Saul and the End of His House 10:1-14 David Anointed King over Israel 11:1-3 David Captures Jerusalem (Zion) 11:4-9 David’s Mighty Men and Warriors 11:10-47 Those Who Came to David at Hebron (Judah’s Support) 12:1-22 Israel’s Warriors Join David at Hebron 12:23-40 Bringing the Ark: Preparations and Uzzah’s Death 13:1-14 David’s Household and Philistine Submission 14:1-7 David’s Victories over the Philistines 14:8-17 Preparations for Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem 15:1-16:6 David Institutes Worship and a Song of Praise 16:7-43 God’s Covenant with David (Nathan’s Oracle) 17:1-15 David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Covenant 17:16-27 David’s Military Victories and Tribute 18:1-13 David’s Officials and the Spoils of War 18:14-17 War with the Ammonites and Their Allies 19:1-19 The Campaign against Rabbah (Ammon) 20:1-3 Defeat of the Philistines and Their Champions 20:4-8 David’s Census, Plague, and Purchase of the Temple Site 21:1-22:1 David’s Preparations and Instructions for Solomon 22:2-19 David Organizes the Levites 23:1-6 Levitical Families and Their Heads 23:7-11 Age Regulations and Duties of the Levites 23:12-20 Assignments of Levites: Singers, Gatekeepers, Treasurers 23:21-32 Divisions of the Priests into Twenty‑Four Courses 24:1-19 Priestly Families and Their Cities 24:20-31 The Levitical Musicians and Their Organization 25:1-31 Gatekeepers and Their Lineages 26:1-19 Officials Responsible for Treasuries and Records 26:20-32 Military Divisions and Their Commanders 27:1-15 David’s Civil Officials and Overseers 27:16-24 Heads of the King’s Household and Provisions 27:25-34 David’s Charge to Solomon and the Temple Plan 28:1-21 The Nation’s Offerings for the Temple 29:1-9 David’s Prayer of Praise and Blessing for Solomon 29:10-20 David’s Final Acts and Organization of the Kingdom 29:21-25 The Death of David and Solomon’s Accession 29:26-30

2 Chronicles

Solomon's Sacrifice at Gibeon and Prayer for Wisdom 1:1-17 Solomon Secures Materials and Craftsmen for the Temple 2:1-18 The Temple: Foundation and Structure 3:1-17 Temple Furnishings and Completion of the Work 4:1-5:1 The Ark Installed and Solomon's Dedication Prayer 5:2-6:11 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication and God's Assurance 6:12-42 The Lord Fills the Temple and the Dedication Festival 7:1-10 God Appears to Solomon and Gives a Conditional Promise 7:11-22 Solomon's Other Buildings and Relations with Hiram 8:1-18 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 9:1-12 Solomon's Wealth, Trade, and Administration 9:13-28 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 9:29-31 Rehoboam's Folly and the Division of the Kingdom 10:1-11:4 Rehoboam Fortifies Judah and Consolidates Support 11:5-17 Rehoboam's Descendants and Death 11:18-23 Shishak's Invasion and Judah's Loss 12:1-16 Abijah's Victory over Israel and His Death 13:1-14:1 Asa's Reforms and Victory over Ethiopia 14:2-15 Asa Strengthened by Prophecy and Covenant Renewal 15:1-19 Asa's Alliance with Aram and Reproof by Hanani 16:1-14 Jehoshaphat Strengthens Judah and Reforms Justice 17:1-19 Jehoshaphat's Alliance with Ahab and the Battle at Ramoth-gilead 18:1-27 Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat for the Alliance with Ahab 18:28-19:3 Judicial Reforms: Judges Appointed to Administer Justice 19:4-11 Jehoshaphat's Deliverance through Prayer and Praise 20:1-30 End of Jehoshaphat's Reign and Jehoram's Accession 20:31-21:3 Jehoram's Wicked Reign, Revolts, and Judgment 21:4-20 Ahaziah Succeeds His Father and Is Wounded 22:1-9 Athaliah's Usurpation Overthrown and Joash Crowned 22:10-23:21 Joash's Temple Restoration under Jehoiada 24:1-16 Joash's Apostasy, Punishment, and Assassination 24:17-27 Amaziah's Reign: Victory, Pride, and Defeat by Israel 25:1-28 Uzziah's Prosperity and Pride; Leprosy for Presumption 26:1-23 Jotham's Reign: Fortifications and Prosperity 27:1-9 Ahaz's Idolatry, Defeats, and Assyrian Subjugation 28:1-27 Hezekiah's Temple Restoration and Religious Reforms 29:1-36 Hezekiah's Passover and National Repentance 30:1-31:1 Hezekiah's Religious Administration and Temple Support 31:2-21 Hezekiah's Defense Against Sennacherib and Divine Deliverance 32:1-23 Hezekiah's Illness, Pride, and the Babylonian Envoys 32:24-33 Manasseh's Idolatry, Captivity, Repentance, and Restoration 33:1-20 Amon's Wicked Reign and Assassination 33:21-25 Josiah's Early Reforms and Temple Repair 34:1-13 The Book of the Law Found, Huldah's Prophecy, and Josiah's Covenant 34:14-33 Josiah's Observance of the Passover 35:1-19 Josiah Killed at Megiddo and National Mourning 35:20-36:1 Jehoahaz Reigns Briefly and Is Deposed by Pharaoh 36:2-4 Jehoiakim's Reign and Disobedience 36:5-8 Jehoiachin's Short Reign and Exile to Babylon 36:9-10 Zedekiah's Reign and Rejection of Prophetic Warnings 36:11-14 Judgment, Exile, and the Decree of Cyrus 36:15-23

Psalm

Psalms 1–2 1:1-2:12 Psalms 3–8 3:1-8 Psalms 4–8 4:1-8 Psalms 5–12 5:1-12 Psalms 6–10 6:1-10 Psalms 7–17 7:1-17 Psalms 8–9 8:1-9 Psalms 9–10 9:1-10:18 Psalms 11–7 11:1-7 Psalms 12–8 12:1-8 Psalms 13–6 13:1-6 Psalms 14–7 14:1-7 Psalms 15–5 15:1-5 Psalms 16–11 16:1-11 Psalms 17–15 17:1-15 Psalms 18–50 18:1-50 Psalms 19–14 19:1-14 Psalms 20–9 20:1-9 Psalms 21–13 21:1-13 Psalms 22–31 22:1-31 Psalms 23–6 23:1-6 Psalms 24–10 24:1-10 Psalms 25–22 25:1-22 Psalms 26–12 26:1-12 Psalms 27–14 27:1-14 Psalms 28–9 28:1-9 Psalms 29–11 29:1-11 Psalms 30–12 30:1-12 Psalms 31–24 31:1-24 Psalms 32–33 32:1-33:22 Psalms 34–22 34:1-22 Psalms 35–28 35:1-28 Psalms 36–12 36:1-12 Psalms 37–40 37:1-40 Psalms 38–22 38:1-22 Psalms 39–13 39:1-13 Psalms 40–17 40:1-17 Psalms 41–13 41:1-13 Psalms 42–43 42:1-43:5 Psalms 44–26 44:1-26 Psalms 45–17 45:1-17 Psalms 46–11 46:1-11 Psalms 47–9 47:1-9 Psalms 48–14 48:1-14 Psalms 49–20 49:1-20 Psalms 50–23 50:1-23 Psalms 51–19 51:1-19 Psalms 52–9 52:1-9 Psalms 53–6 53:1-6 Psalms 54–7 54:1-7 Psalms 55–23 55:1-23 Psalms 56–13 56:1-13 Psalms 57–11 57:1-11 Psalms 58–11 58:1-11 Psalms 59–17 59:1-17 Psalms 60–12 60:1-12 Psalms 61–8 61:1-8 Psalms 62–12 62:1-12 Psalms 63–11 63:1-11 Psalms 64–10 64:1-10 Psalms 65–13 65:1-13 Psalms 66–20 66:1-20 Psalms 67–7 67:1-7 Psalms 68–35 68:1-35 Psalms 69–36 69:1-36 Psalms 70–71 70:1-71:24 Psalms 72–20 72:1-20 Psalms 73–28 73:1-28 Psalms 74–23 74:1-23 Psalms 75–10 75:1-10 Psalms 76–12 76:1-12 Psalms 77–20 77:1-20 Psalms 78–72 78:1-72 Psalms 79–13 79:1-13 Psalms 80–19 80:1-19 Psalms 81–16 81:1-16 Psalms 82–8 82:1-8 Psalms 83–18 83:1-18 Psalms 84–12 84:1-12 Psalms 85–13 85:1-13 Psalms 86–17 86:1-17 Psalms 87–7 87:1-7 Psalms 88–18 88:1-18 Psalms 89–52 89:1-52 Psalms 90–91 90:1-91:16 Psalms 92–97 92:1-97:12 Psalms 98–99 98:1-99:9 Psalms 100–5 100:1-5 Psalms 101–8 101:1-8 Psalms 102–28 102:1-28 Psalms 103–106 103:1-106:48 Psalms 107–43 107:1-43 Psalms 108–13 108:1-13 Psalms 109–31 109:1-31 Psalms 110–118 110:1-118:29 Psalms 119–8 119:1-8 Psalms 119–16 119:9-16 Psalms 119–24 119:17-24 Psalms 119–32 119:25-32 Psalms 119–40 119:33-40 Psalms 119–48 119:41-48 Psalms 119–56 119:49-56 Psalms 119–64 119:57-64 Psalms 119–72 119:65-72 Psalms 119–80 119:73-80 Psalms 119–88 119:81-88 Psalms 119–176 119:89-176 Psalms 119–104 119:96-104 Psalms 119–112 119:105-112 Psalms 119–120 119:113-120 Psalms 119–128 119:121-128 Psalms 119–136 119:129-136 Psalms 119–144 119:137-144 Psalms 119–152 119:145-152 Psalms 119–160 119:153-160 Psalms 119–168 119:161-168 Psalms 119–176 119:169-176 Psalms 120–7 120:1-7 Psalms 121–8 121:1-8 Psalms 122–9 122:1-9 Psalms 123–4 123:1-4 Psalms 124–8 124:1-8 Psalms 125–5 125:1-5 Psalms 126–6 126:1-6 Psalms 127–5 127:1-5 Psalms 128–6 128:1-6 Psalms 129–8 129:1-8 Psalms 130–8 130:1-8 Psalms 131–3 131:1-3 Psalms 132–18 132:1-18 Psalms 133–3 133:1-3 Psalms 134–137 134:1-137:9 Psalms 138–8 138:1-8 Psalms 139–24 139:1-24 Psalms 140–13 140:1-13 Psalms 141–10 141:1-10 Psalms 142–7 142:1-7 Psalms 143–12 143:1-12 Psalms 144–15 144:1-15 Psalms 145–150 145:1-150:6

Proverbs

Introduction: The Purpose of Proverbs and the Fear of the Lord 1:1-7 Warning Against Enticement by Sinners 1:8-19 Wisdom's Public Call and the Folly of Rejection 1:20-33 The Value of Wisdom and Its Protection 2:1-22 Trusting God and Walking in Wisdom 3:1-35 A Father's Exhortation to Hold Fast to Wisdom 4:1-27 Warning Against Adultery and a Call to Fidelity 5:1-23 Warnings: Surety, Laziness, and Wickedness 6:1-19 Obey Parental Commands and the Dangers of Adultery 6:20-35 The Example of a Young Man Seduced 7:1-27 Wisdom's Proclamation and Blessings 8:1-36 Contrasting Invitations of Wisdom and Folly 9:1-18 Solomon's Proverbs: Contrasts of Righteousness and Folly 10:1-32 Proverbs on Justice, Integrity, and Righteous Living 11:1-31 Wise Conduct, Diligence, and Righteous Speech 12:1-28 Discipline, Wealth, and the Wise Child 13:1-25 Sayings on Wisdom, Folly, and the Fear of the Lord 14:1-35 The Power of Speech and the Benefits of Wisdom 15:1-33 God's Sovereignty Over Human Plans 16:1-33 Relations and Righteousness: Peace, Speech, and Integrity 17:1-28 The Power of Words and the Nature of Companionship 18:1-24 Advice on Wealth, Conduct, and Discipline 19:1-29 Counsel, Justice, and Warnings Against Excess 20:1-30 Divine Sovereignty, Justice, and the King's Role 21:1-31 Reputation, Generosity, and Child Discipline 22:1-16 Sayings of the Wise: Practical Moral Instruction 22:17-24:34 Solomon's Proverbs on Restraint and Leadership 25:1-28 Folly and Foolish Behavior in Speech and Deeds 26:1-28 Friendship, Counsel, and Practical Wisdom for Life 27:1-27 Justice, Righteousness, and the Results of Rebellion 28:1-28 Discipline, Leadership, and Social Order 29:1-27 The Sayings of Agur: Humility and Observations 30:1-33 Advice to King Lemuel and the Virtuous Woman 31:1-31

Isaiah

Judah's Rebellion and Call to Repentance 1:1-31 The Mountain of the Lord and the Nations' Hope 2:1-6 Judgment on Arrogance and Idolatry 2:7-22 Judgment on Jerusalem's Leaders and Social Order 3:1-4:1 The Branch and the Renewal of Zion 4:2-6 The Song of the Vineyard: Israel's Failure 5:1-7 Woes to Israel and Coming Judgment 5:8-30 Isaiah's Vision and Commission 6:1-13 Ahaz, the Immanuel Sign, and Invasion 7:1-25 The Sign of Plunder and a Call to Courage 8:1-10 Trust the Lord, Not Alliances or Diviners 8:11-22 A Child Is Born: Promise of Peace 9:1-7 Israel's Arrogance and Coming Punishment 9:8-10:4 Assyria: Instrument of Judgment and Its Doom 10:5-19 The Remnant and the Fall of Assyria 10:20-34 The Righteous Branch and the Peaceable Kingdom 11:1-16 A Song of Praise for God's Salvation 12:1-6 Babylon's Doom and the Day of the Lord 13:1-14:23 God's Decree: Assyria Overthrown 14:24-27 Oracle Concerning Philistia and Promise to Zion 14:28-32 Lament for Moab 15:1-16:14 Judgment on Damascus and Northern Israel 17:1-14 A Message to Cush (Ethiopia) 18:1-7 Judgment on Egypt and Future Salvation 19:1-25 Isaiah's Sign against Egypt and Cush 20:1-6 Prophecy of Babylon's Fall (The Watchman's Report) 21:1-10 Oracle concerning Dumah: The Night Watchman's Lament 21:11-12 Oracle Against Arabia (Dedan and Kedar) 21:13-17 The Valley of Vision: Jerusalem's Fall and Leadership Change 22:1-25 Tyre's Fall and Future Restoration 23:1-18 The Lord's Universal Judgment and Final Reign 24:1-23 Praise for God's Triumph and Deliverance 25:1-12 Trust in God and Hope for Deliverance 26:1-21 The Slaying of Leviathan and Israel's Restoration 27:1-13 Woe to Ephraim and Judah: Drunkenness and Judgment 28:1-29 Woe to Ariel (Jerusalem) and Promise of Enlightenment 29:1-24 Rebuke for Seeking Egypt's Help; Call to Trust the Lord 30:1-33 Egypt Is No Help; The Lord Will Save Jerusalem 31:1-9 A Righteous King and Just Leadership 32:1-8 Call to Repentance and Promise of Renewal 32:9-20 A Plea for Deliverance and the Lord's Judgment 33:1-24 The Lord's Vengeance on the Nations (Edom) 34:1-17 The Glorious Restoration of the Redeemed 35:1-10 Sennacherib's Siege and Rabshakeh's Taunt 36:1-22 Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah; Rabshakeh's Threat 37:1-13 Hezekiah's Prayer and Isaiah's Assurance 37:14-20 God Delivers Jerusalem and Sennacherib's Defeat 37:21-38 Hezekiah's Illness, Prayer, and Recovery 38:1-22 Babylonian Envoys and the Announcement of Exile 39:1-8 Comfort for Zion and the Majesty of God 40:1-31 God Defends Israel Against the Nations and Idols 41:1-29 The Servant of the Lord: Covenant and Mission 42:1-9 A Call to Praise and God's Guidance for the Blind 42:10-17 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Resulting Judgment 42:18-25 Israel Redeemed: God's Sovereign Deliverer 43:1-13 The Lord Proclaims Redemption and Rebukes Israel 43:14-28 Israel Chosen and Blessed by the Spirit 44:1-5 The Folly of Idols and God's Uniqueness 44:6-23 God the Creator and the Call of Cyrus for Israel's Restoration 44:24-45:25 The God Who Carries and Redeems: Yahweh's Sovereignty over Idols 46:1-13 The Humbling of Babylon the Mistress 47:1-15 Israel's Stubbornness and God's Resolute Purpose 48:1-11 God's Sovereign 'I Am' and Call to Return 48:12-22 The Servant's Commission to Restore Israel and the Nations 49:1-8 Restoration and Promise to Gather Israel 49:9-26 The Servant's Suffering and Israel's Rejection 50:1-11 Comfort for Zion: Remember Abraham; God's Salvation 51:1-16 Awakening of Zion and Proclamation of Salvation 51:17-52:12 The Suffering Servant and Atonement 52:13-53:12 The Exalted Zion: Promise of Restoration and Protection 54:1-17 Invitation to Life and the Power of God's Word 55:1-13 Justice, Inclusion, and Sabbath Observance 56:1-8 Condemnation of Idolatry and Complacency 56:9-57:13 Restoration for the Humble and Promise of Peace 57:14-21 True Fasting: Justice, Mercy, and Sabbath Blessing 58:1-14 Sin's Consequences and God's Redeeming Intervention 59:1-21 The Glory and Gathering of Zion 60:1-22 The Year of the Lord's Favor and Joyful Restoration 61:1-11 Zion's Vindication and New Name 62:1-12 The Lord's Vengeance: Treading the Winepress 63:1-6 Remembering God's Mercy and Plea for Restoration 63:7-64:12 God's Grace to the Faithful and Judgment on the Rebellious 65:1-16 A New Creation: Joy and Peace 65:17-25 The Lord's Final Judgment and the New Creation 66:1-24

Jeremiah

The Call and Commission of Jeremiah 1:1-19 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Call to Repentance 2:1-3:5 Judah's Spiritual Adultery and Call to Return 3:6-4:4 The Coming Calamity on the Land 4:5-31 An Accusation against Jerusalem's Corruption 5:1-31 The Siege and Devastation of Jerusalem 6:1-30 The Temple Sermon: False Security Condemned 7:1-29 Violence and Corruption in the Land 7:30-8:3 Persistent Idolatry and Coming Punishment 8:4-9:26 The Folly of Idols 10:1-16 Judah's Flight and Jeremiah's Lament 10:17-22 A Prayer for Direction and Deliverance 10:23-25 The Broken Covenant and a Public Warning 11:1-17 Conspiracy against Jeremiah and God's Vindication 11:18-23 Jeremiah's Complaint to God 12:1-4 A Call to Endure and Judgment on Nations 12:5-17 The Linen Belt: Symbol of Judah's Humiliation 13:1-11 A Sign of Shame and Pronounced Judgment 13:12-14 A Lament of Shame and Imminent Disaster 13:15-27 Famine, False Prophets, and Divine Judgment 14:1-15:21 Symbolic Acts and the People's Sinfulness 16:1-17:18 Warning about Sabbath Violations 17:19-27 The Potter and the Broken Jar: Judgment on Jerusalem 18:1-19:15 Persecution by Pashhur the Priest 20:1-6 Jeremiah's Lament and Resolve 20:7-18 A Message to the Royal House: Doom for Jerusalem 21:1-14 Judgment on the Kings and Royal House 22:1-30 False Shepherds Condemned and a Righteous Branch Promised 23:1-8 Condemnation of False Prophets 23:9-32 The Lord Rebukes False Oracles 23:33-40 The Two Figs: Exile and Remnant 24:1-10 Seventy Years of Babylonian Dominion 25:1-14 The Cup of God's Wrath on the Nations 25:15-38 Jeremiah's Temple Address, Arrest, and Vindication 26:1-24 The Yoke of Babylon and Call to Submit 27:1-22 Hananiah's False Prophecy and Its Rebuke 28:1-17 Letter to the Exiles: Seek the Welfare of Babylon 29:1-23 Shemaiah's Letter and Its Condemnation 29:24-32 The Book of Comfort: Restoration and the New Covenant 30:1-31:40 Jeremiah Buys a Field: Faith and Hope in Captivity 32:1-44 Promise of Restoration and the Davidic Covenant 33:1-26 Zedekiah's Appeal and Jeremiah's Warning 34:1-7 Breach of Covenant and Punishment for Oppression 34:8-22 The Rechabites' Fidelity as a Rebuke to Judah 35:1-19 Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Words and the Scroll Is Burned 36:1-32 Jeremiah Imprisoned during the Siege of Jerusalem 37:1-21 Jeremiah Cast into a Cistern 38:1-13 Ebed‑Melech Rescues Jeremiah; Zedekiah's Failure 38:14-28 The Fall of Jerusalem and Jeremiah's Release 39:1-18 Gedaliah Appointed Governor and Jeremiah's Choice 40:1-6 Assassination of Gedaliah and the Terror in Judah 40:7-41:15 Rejection of Jeremiah's Counsel and Flight to Egypt 41:16-43:13 The Jews in Egypt: Idolatry and Condemnation 44:1-30 A Word to Baruch: Encouragement and Warning 45:1-5 Oracles against Egypt 46:1-28 Judgment on the Philistines 47:1-7 Judgment on Moab 48:1-47 Judgment on Ammon 49:1-6 Judgment on Edom 49:7-22 Judgment on Damascus and Aram 49:23-27 Destruction of Kedar and the Nomads 49:28-33 Judgment on Elam and Future Restoration 49:34-39 Judgment on Babylon and Its Final Fall 50:1-51:64 The Fall of Jerusalem and Zedekiah's Fate 52:1-30 Jehoiachin's Release from Babylonian Captivity 52:31-34

Ezekiel

The Vision of God's Glory and the Living Creatures 1:1-28 Ezekiel's Commission and the Eating of the Scroll 2:1-3:15 Ezekiel Appointed as Watchman and Made Speechless 3:16-27 Symbolic Acts of Siege and Judgment on Jerusalem 4:1-5:17 Judgment on Israel for Idolatry 6:1-14 The Day of the Lord: Impending Disaster 7:1-27 Visions of Temple Abominations 8:1-18 The Execution of Jerusalem's Wicked and the Marked Few 9:1-11 The Departure of God's Glory from the Temple 10:1-22 Condemnation of Jerusalem's Leaders 11:1-15 The Departure of God's Glory and Promise of Restoration 11:16-25 Signs of Exile and the Futility of False Hopes 12:1-28 Condemnation of False Prophets and Diviners 13:1-23 Elders' Idolatry and Its Consequences 14:1-11 Judgment on Nations and the Limits of Intercession 14:12-23 Jerusalem Portrayed as a Useless Vine 15:1-8 Jerusalem's Infidelity: Shame, Judgment, and Vindication 16:1-63 The Parable of the Two Eagles: Zedekiah's Folly 17:1-24 Individual Responsibility and the Call to Repentance 18:1-32 A Lament for Israel's Princes 19:1-14 Israel's History of Rebellion and Divine Judgment 20:1-29 Punishment for Profane Worship and Promise of Restoration 20:30-44 A Prophecy Against the Mountains of Israel 20:45-49 The Sword of the Lord: Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations 21:1-32 Jerusalem's Corruption and the Search for a Righteous Remnant 22:1-31 The Sisters' Harlotry: Samaria and Jerusalem Condemned 23:1-49 The Boiling Pot: Prophecy of Jerusalem's Siege 24:1-14 The Sign of Ezekiel's Wife's Death: Judgment and Changed Lament 24:15-27 Oracle Against Ammon 25:1-7 Oracles Against Moab and Seir 25:8-11 Judgment on the Philistines 25:12-14 Oracle Against Tyre 25:15-17 The Fall of Tyre Foretold 26:1-21 Lamentation for Tyre, the Merchant City 27:1-36 The Pride and Fall of Tyre's Ruler 28:1-19 Judgment on Sidon and Promise of Israel's Security 28:20-26 Egypt's Humiliation and Years of Desolation 29:1-21 The Day of the Lord Against Egypt and Its Allies 30:1-26 Egypt Compared to the Fallen Cedar: Pride and Doom 31:1-18 Lament for Egypt's Collapse and Descent into Sheol 32:1-32 The Watchman's Duty and Personal Responsibility 33:1-20 Report of Jerusalem's Fall and the People's Alarm 33:21-33 Condemnation of Bad Shepherds and Promise of a Good Shepherd 34:1-31 Judgment on Edom for Rejoicing over Israel 35:1-15 Promise of Israel's Restoration and Spiritual Renewal 36:1-38 The Valley of Dry Bones: National Revival 37:1-14 The Two Sticks: Unity of Israel and the Davidic Covenant 37:15-28 The Invasion of Gog and Its Defeat 38:1-39:29 Vision of the Future Temple: Introduction and Commission 40:1-4 Measurements of the Outer Court and Gateways 40:5-16 Courtyard Entrances and Portico Dimensions 40:17-19 Inner Court Entrances and Chambers 40:20-23 Vestibules and Side Entrance Specifications 40:24-27 Details of Inner Chambers and Gate Structure 40:28-37 Porches, Chambers, and Steps of the Temple Court 40:38-43 Priests' Chambers and the Prince's Quarters 40:44-47 The Inner Sanctuary and Holy Place Measurements 40:48-41:26 Priestly Chambers and the Inner Court Layout 42:1-20 The Return of God's Glory to the Temple 43:1-12 Altar Design and Sacrificial Regulations 43:13-27 Temple Gates, Priestly Roles, and Exclusions 44:1-31 Land Allotments and the Prince's Portion 45:1-12 Worship Regulations: Offerings, Festivals, and the Prince 45:13-46:24 The Life-Giving River Flowing from the Temple 47:1-12 Division of the Land and Inheritance Boundaries 47:13-23 Tribal Allotments in the Restored Land 48:1-29 The City Gates and the Name: 'The Lord Is There' 48:30-35

Matthew

The Genealogy of Jesus 1:1-17 The Birth of Jesus Foretold to Joseph 1:18-25 The Visit of the Magi 2:1-12 Flight into Egypt and the Slaughter of the Innocents 2:13-18 Return to Nazareth 2:19-23 John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3:1-12 The Baptism of Jesus 3:13-17 The Temptation of Jesus 4:1-11 Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry 4:12-17 Jesus Calls the First Disciples 4:18-22 Jesus Ministers Throughout Galilee 4:23-25 The Beatitudes 5:1-12 Salt and Light 5:13-16 Jesus and the Law 5:17-20 Teaching on Anger and Reconciliation 5:21-26 Teaching on Adultery and Lust 5:27-30 Teaching on Divorce 5:31-32 Teaching on Oaths and Honesty 5:33-37 Teaching on Retaliation and Generosity 5:38-42 Love Your Enemies 5:43-48 Giving to the Needy in Secret 6:1-4 Prayer and the Lord's Prayer 6:5-15 Teaching on Fasting 6:16-18 Treasures and Serving God 6:19-24 Do Not Worry 6:25-34 Do Not Judge 7:1-6 Ask, Seek, Knock and the Golden Rule 7:7-12 The Narrow and Wide Gates 7:13-14 Recognizing False Prophets 7:15-23 Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders 7:24-29 Jesus Cleanses a Leper 8:1-4 The Faith of the Centurion 8:5-13 Jesus Heals Many and Fulfills Prophecy 8:14-17 The Cost of Discipleship 8:18-22 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:23-27 Healing of Two Demon-Possessed Men 8:28-34 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 9:1-8 Jesus Calls Matthew and Eats with Sinners 9:9-13 Fasting and the New Cloth and Wineskins 9:14-17 A Daughter Restored and a Woman Healed 9:18-26 Two Blind Men Healed and a Mute Man Restored 9:27-34 Jesus' Compassion and the Call for Workers 9:35-38 The Mission of the Twelve 10:1-42 John's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony about John 11:1-19 Woe to Unrepentant Cities 11:20-24 The Father's Revelation and Rest for the Weary 11:25-30 Sabbath Controversies: Grain and Healing 12:1-14 Jesus Heals and Fulfills Isaiah's Prophecy 12:15-21 Accusation, Blasphemy Against the Spirit, and the Heart's Fruit 12:22-37 The Sign of Jonah and the Unclean Spirit 12:38-45 Jesus Redefines Family 12:46-50 The Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 13:1-23 The Parable of the Weeds 13:24-30 The Mustard Seed and the Yeast 13:31-35 Explanation of the Weeds and End-Time Judgment 13:36-43 Treasure and Pearl: The Kingdom's Value 13:44-46 The Net and New and Old Treasures 13:47-52 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 13:53-58 The Execution of John the Baptist 14:1-12 Feeding the Five Thousand 14:13-21 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals Many 14:22-36 Tradition, Purity, and the Canaanite Woman's Faith 15:1-28 Jesus Heals Many and Feeds the Four Thousand 15:29-39 Pharisees Demand a Sign 16:1-4 Warning About the Teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees 16:5-12 Peter's Confession: You Are the Christ 16:13-20 Jesus Foretells His Death and Discipleship 16:21-28 The Transfiguration 17:1-13 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy and a Second Prediction of Death 17:14-23 Payment of the Temple Tax 17:24-27 Humility and Care for Little Ones 18:1-9 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 18:10-14 Church Discipline and Prayer 18:15-20 Forgiveness and the Unforgiving Servant 18:21-35 Marriage, Divorce, and Children 19:1-15 The Rich Young Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 19:16-30 The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard 20:1-16 Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection 20:17-19 Request for Honor and Teaching on Servanthood 20:20-28 Two Blind Men Healed Near Jericho 20:29-34 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 21:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Heals 21:12-17 The Withered Fig Tree and Teaching on Faith 21:18-22 Jesus' Authority Challenged 21:23-27 The Parable of the Two Sons 21:28-32 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 21:33-46 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 22:1-14 Question about Paying Taxes to Caesar 22:15-22 The Sadducees and the Resurrection 22:23-33 The Greatest Commandment 22:34-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees about the Messiah 22:41-46 Seven Woes on the Scribes and Pharisees 23:1-39 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of the End and the Temple's Destruction 24:1-35 The Olivet Discourse: Watchfulness and Judgment 24:36-51 The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25:1-13 The Parable of the Talents 25:14-30 The Final Judgment: Sheep and Goats 25:31-46 The Plot to Arrest Jesus 26:1-5 The Anointing at Bethany 26:6-13 Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus 26:14-16 The Last Supper 26:17-30 Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial 26:31-35 Prayer in Gethsemane 26:36-46 The Arrest of Jesus 26:47-56 Jesus Before the Sanhedrin 26:57-68 Peter's Denial and Repentance 26:69-75 Judas' Remorse and Suicide 27:1-10 Jesus Sentenced by Pilate 27:11-26 Jesus Mocked and Scourged 27:27-31 The Crucifixion and Mockery 27:32-44 The Death of Jesus 27:45-56 Jesus Is Buried 27:57-61 The Tomb Secured by the Authorities 27:62-66 The Resurrection: Women at the Tomb 28:1-10 The Guards' Report and the Chief Priests' Lie 28:11-15 The Great Commission 28:16-20

Mark

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1:1-8 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus 1:9-13 Jesus Begins His Ministry and Calls the First Disciples 1:14-20 Jesus Teaches with Authority and Casts Out an Unclean Spirit 1:21-28 Healings and Demons Cleansed at Simon's Home 1:29-34 Jesus Prays and Proclaims the Kingdom in Galilee 1:35-39 Healing of a Man with Leprosy 1:40-45 Forgiveness and Healing of a Paralytic 2:1-12 Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 2:13-17 Questions about Fasting; New Cloth and Wineskins 2:18-22 Sabbath Controversies: Grain, Healing, and Plot Against Jesus 2:23-3:6 Great Crowds Follow; Unclean Spirits Acknowledge Jesus 3:7-12 Jesus Appoints the Twelve Apostles 3:13-19 Accusations of Beelzebul and the Parable of the Strong Man 3:20-30 Jesus Redefines True Family 3:31-35 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 4:1-20 A Lamp, Measure, and the Principle of Growth 4:21-25 Parable of the Growing Seed 4:26-29 The Mustard Seed and the Kingdom's Growth 4:30-34 Jesus Calms the Storm 4:35-41 The Gerasene Demoniac Restored 5:1-20 A Woman Healed and Jairus' Daughter Raised 5:21-43 Jesus Rejected in His Hometown 6:1-6 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve 6:7-13 Herod, Herodias, and the Death of John the Baptist 6:14-29 Feeding of the Five Thousand 6:30-44 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals at Gennesaret 6:45-56 Tradition, Inner Purity, and What Truly Defiles 7:1-23 A Gentile Woman's Faith and the Healing at Tyre 7:24-30 Jesus Heals a Deaf Man Who Could Not Speak Clearly 7:31-37 Feeding the Four Thousand and the Pharisees' Demand for a Sign 8:1-13 Beware the Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod 8:14-21 Healing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida 8:22-26 Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 8:27-30 Jesus Predicts His Death and Calls Disciples to Take Up the Cross 8:31-9:1 The Transfiguration and the Return of Elijah 9:2-13 Healing of a Boy with an Unclean Spirit; Jesus Predicts His Passion Again 9:14-32 Who Is the Greatest? A Child as the Model of Service 9:33-37 Tolerance for Those Who Serve in Jesus' Name 9:38-41 Warnings about Causing Sin; Exhortations on Salt and Holiness 9:42-50 Jesus' Teaching on Divorce 10:1-12 Jesus Blesses Little Children 10:13-16 The Rich Young Man and the Cost of Discipleship 10:17-31 Jesus Again Predicts His Suffering, Death, and Resurrection 10:32-34 Ambition and Servanthood: The Way of True Greatness 10:35-45 Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus 10:46-52 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 11:1-11 Withered Fig Tree and the Cleansing of the Temple 11:12-19 Faith, Prayer, and the Call to Forgiveness 11:20-26 Religious Leaders Question Jesus' Authority 11:27-33 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 12:1-12 Render to Caesar: Taxes and Allegiance 12:13-17 Sadducees Challenge Resurrection; Jesus Teaches Eternal Life 12:18-27 The Greatest Commandment: Love God and Neighbor 12:28-34 Jesus Questions the Messiah and Warns Against Scribes 12:35-40 The Widow's Offering: True Generosity 12:41-44 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of Destruction and the End 13:1-31 No One Knows the Day: Be Watchful 13:32-37 Plot to Kill Jesus and the Anointing at Bethany 14:1-11 The Passover Meal and Institution of the Lord's Supper 14:12-26 Jesus Predicts the Disciples' Flight and Peter's Denial 14:27-31 Gethsemane: Jesus' Agony and Prayer 14:32-42 The Arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane 14:43-52 Jesus Before the Council 14:53-65 Peter's Denial and His Remorse 14:66-72 Jesus Before Pilate; Barabbas Released 15:1-15 The Soldiers Mock and Scourge Jesus 15:16-20 The Way of the Cross and the Crucifixion 15:21-32 Jesus' Death and the Centurion's Confession 15:33-41 The Burial of Jesus 15:42-47 The Resurrection: Women Find the Empty Tomb 16:1-8 Appearances of the Risen Lord and the Commission 16:9-20

Luke

Purpose and Order of the Gospel 1:1-4 Announcement of John the Baptist's Birth 1:5-25 The Annunciation to Mary 1:26-38 Mary Visits Elizabeth 1:39-45 Mary's Song (The Magnificat) 1:46-56 The Birth and Naming of John 1:57-66 Zechariah's Prophecy and John's Mission 1:67-80 The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 2:1-7 Angels Announce the Shepherds' Good News 2:8-20 Presentation in the Temple; Simeon and Anna 2:21-40 The Boy Jesus in the Temple 2:41-52 John the Baptist's Call to Repentance 3:1-20 The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus 3:21-38 Jesus Tested in the Wilderness 4:1-13 Rejection at Nazareth 4:14-30 Authority over Unclean Spirits in Capernaum 4:31-37 Healings and Preaching in Galilee 4:38-44 The Call of the First Disciples 5:1-11 Healing a Man with Leprosy 5:12-16 A Paralytic Forgiven and Healed 5:17-26 The Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 5:27-32 Questions about Fasting; New Wine and Old Wineskins 5:33-39 Lord of the Sabbath and a Sabbath Healing 6:1-11 The Appointment of the Twelve Apostles 6:12-16 The Sermon on the Plain: Blessings and Woes 6:17-26 Love Your Enemies and Be Merciful 6:27-36 Judging Others and the Speck and Log 6:37-42 A Tree and Its Fruit: True Character Revealed 6:43-45 The Wise and Foolish Builders 6:46-49 The Faith of the Centurion 7:1-10 Raising the Widow's Son at Nain 7:11-17 John the Baptist's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony 7:18-35 A Sinful Woman Forgiven 7:36-50 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 8:1-15 Lighted Lamp and Hearing the Word 8:16-18 Jesus Redefines His Family 8:19-21 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:22-25 Healing the Gerasene Demoniac 8:26-39 Jairus' Daughter Raised and a Woman Healed 8:40-56 The Twelve Sent Out 9:1-9 Feeding the Five Thousand 9:10-17 Peter's Confession and the Way of the Cross 9:18-27 The Transfiguration 9:28-36 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy; A Second Passion Prediction 9:37-45 Who Is Greatest and a Servant's Ministry 9:46-50 Jesus Resolves for Jerusalem; Samaritan Rejection 9:51-56 The Cost of Discipleship 9:57-62 The Seventy Sent Out and Their Return 10:1-24 The Good Samaritan 10:25-37 Mary and Martha: Choosing the Better Part 10:38-42 The Lord's Prayer and Persistent Prayer 11:1-13 Jesus, Beelzebul, and True Blessedness 11:14-28 Demand for a Sign; Jonah and the Queen of the South 11:29-32 The Light of the Body and Inner Purity 11:33-36 Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers 11:37-54 Warnings against Hypocrisy and Confession before Men 12:1-12 The Parable of the Rich Fool 12:13-21 Do Not Worry; Seek God's Kingdom 12:22-34 Watchfulness and Faithful Stewardship 12:35-48 Division Caused by Christ 12:49-53 Interpreting the Times and Settling with Adversaries 12:54-59 Call to Repentance and the Barren Fig Tree 13:1-9 Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus' Rebuke 13:10-17 Parables of the Mustard Seed and Yeast 13:18-21 The Narrow Door and the Cost of Entry 13:22-30 Jesus Laments over Jerusalem 13:31-35 Healing at a Pharisee's House and Humility at the Table 14:1-14 Parable of the Great Banquet 14:15-24 The Cost of Following Jesus; Salt and Saltiness 14:25-35 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Coin 15:8-10 The Parable of the Prodigal Son 15:11-32 The Shrewd Manager and Teaching on Wealth 16:1-15 Law, the Kingdom, and Divorce 16:16-18 The Rich Man and Lazarus 16:19-31 Teachings on Temptation, Forgiveness, and Duty 17:1-10 Healing of the Ten Lepers 17:11-19 The Coming of the Kingdom and End-Time Sayings 17:20-37 Parable of the Persistent Widow 18:1-8 Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 18:9-14 Jesus Blesses Little Children 18:15-17 The Rich Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 18:18-30 Jesus Predicts His Death Again 18:31-34 Healing of Blind Bartimaeus 18:35-43 Zacchaeus: Salvation Comes to His House 19:1-10 Parable of the Ten Minas 19:11-27 Triumphal Entry and Lament over Jerusalem 19:28-44 Cleansing the Temple and Teaching 19:45-48 Jesus' Authority Challenged 20:1-8 Parable of the Wicked Tenants 20:9-19 Paying Taxes to Caesar 20:20-26 Question about the Resurrection 20:27-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees; Warnings against Hypocrisy 20:41-47 The Widow's Offering 21:1-4 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End 21:5-38 The Plot to Kill Jesus and Judas' Agreement 22:1-6 The Last Supper and Predictions of Denial 22:7-38 Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane 22:39-46 Jesus Arrested 22:47-53 Peter's Denial Fulfilled 22:54-62 Jesus Mocked and Beaten 22:63-65 Jesus before the Council and Pilate; Sentencing 22:66-23:25 The Way of the Cross and the Penitent Thief 23:26-43 The Death of Jesus and the Centurion's Confession 23:44-49 The Burial of Jesus 23:50-56 The Empty Tomb and the Women's Report 24:1-12 The Road to Emmaus and Recognition of the Risen Lord 24:13-35 Jesus Appears to the Disciples and Explains Scripture 24:36-49 The Ascension and the Disciples' Worship 24:50-53

John

The Word Became Flesh 1:1-18 John the Baptist's Witness 1:19-28 Behold the Lamb of God 1:29-34 The First Disciples and Simon Peter 1:35-42 Calling of Philip and Nathanael 1:43-51 The Wedding at Cana: Water Made Wine 2:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Speaks of His Body 2:12-25 Nicodemus and the New Birth 3:1-21 John the Baptist Exalts Jesus 3:22-36 Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well 4:1-26 The Harvest Is Ready 4:27-38 Samaritans Believe in Jesus 4:39-42 Healing of the Royal Official's Son 4:43-54 Jesus Heals at Bethesda 5:1-15 Jesus Claims Authority Over Life and Judgment 5:16-30 Witnesses to Jesus and Israel's Unbelief 5:31-47 Feeding the Five Thousand 6:1-15 Jesus Walks on the Sea 6:16-24 Jesus the Bread of Life 6:25-59 Many Turn Away; Peter's Confession 6:60-71 Jesus Stays Away from Judea 7:1-13 Jesus Teaches at the Festival 7:14-24 Growing Division Over Jesus 7:25-44 Temple Officers and the Adulterous Woman 7:45-8:11 Jesus the Light and His Claim 8:12-30 True Discipleship and Freedom 8:31-41 Jesus' Divine Origin and Opposition 8:42-47 Jesus' 'I Am' and Preexistence 8:48-59 Healing of a Man Born Blind 9:1-12 Controversy with the Pharisees over the Healing 9:13-34 Spiritual Sight and Blindness 9:35-41 The Good Shepherd and His Sheep 10:1-21 Feast of Dedication and Controversy over Jesus 10:22-42 Lazarus' Sickness and Jesus' Intention 11:1-16 Jesus Weeps at Lazarus' Tomb 11:17-37 Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead 11:38-44 Plot to Kill Jesus and Caiaphas' Counsel 11:45-57 Mary Anoints Jesus; Plot to Kill Lazarus 12:1-11 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 12:12-19 Greeks Seek Jesus; He Predicts His Death 12:20-36 Unbelief and Jesus' Final Appeal 12:37-50 Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet 13:1-17 The Prediction of Judas' Betrayal 13:18-30 The New Commandment and Peter's Denial 13:31-38 Jesus Promises a Place in the Father's House 14:1-4 Jesus the Way to the Father 14:5-14 Promise of the Holy Spirit and Peace 14:15-31 The Vine and the Command to Love 15:1-17 The World's Hatred and the Cost of Discipleship 15:18-16:4 The Holy Spirit's Work 16:5-16 Sorrow Turned to Joy; Peace in Christ 16:17-33 The Son's Prayer for Glory 17:1-5 Prayer for the Disciples' Protection and Sanctification 17:6-19 Prayer for Unity Among Believers 17:20-26 Jesus Arrested in Gethsemane 18:1-11 Jesus Brought to Annas 18:12-14 Peter's First Denial 18:15-18 Jesus Questioned and Struck Before the High Priest 18:19-24 Peter Denies Jesus Three Times 18:25-27 Jesus Before Pilate 18:28-40 Jesus Scourged, Mocked, and Sentenced to Crucifixion 19:1-16 The Crucifixion and Jesus' Care for His Mother 19:17-27 Jesus' Death and the Fulfillment of Scripture 19:28-37 Jesus' Burial 19:38-42 The Empty Tomb Discovered 20:1-9 Mary Magdalene Meets the Risen Lord 20:10-18 Jesus Appears to His Disciples and Breathes the Spirit 20:19-23 Thomas Believes; Purpose of John's Gospel 20:24-31 The Miraculous Catch and Breakfast by the Sea 21:1-14 Peter Reinstated and the Beloved Disciple 21:15-25

Acts

The Ascension of Jesus 1:1-11 Prayer in the Upper Room and the Choosing of Matthias 1:12-26 Pentecost: The Coming of the Spirit 2:1-13 Peter's Sermon and Three Thousand Converted 2:14-41 The Early Christian Community 2:42-47 Healing at the Beautiful Gate 3:1-10 Peter's Address at Solomon's Colonnade 3:11-26 The Apostles Before the Sanhedrin 4:1-22 Believers Pray for Boldness 4:23-31 The Believers Share Possessions 4:32-37 Ananias and Sapphira 5:1-11 Signs Performed by the Apostles 5:12-16 Persecution of the Apostles and Their Witness 5:17-42 The Appointment of the Seven Deacons 6:1-7 Stephen's Wisdom and Opposition 6:8-15 Stephen's Speech before the Sanhedrin 7:1-53 The Stoning of Stephen and the Persecution of the Church 7:54-8:1 Saul's Persecution Scatters the Church 8:2-3 Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria 8:4-8 Simon Magus and Peter's Rebuke 8:9-25 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 8:26-40 The Conversion of Saul 9:1-19 Saul's Early Ministry and Acceptance by the Church 9:20-31 Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Tabitha 9:32-43 Cornelius' Vision and the Call for Peter 10:1-8 Peter's Vision and the Messengers from Cornelius 10:9-23 Peter at Cornelius' House: Gentiles Receive the Spirit 10:24-48 Peter Defends the Conversion of Gentiles 11:1-18 The Church in Antioch and Famine Relief 11:19-30 Herod Executes James; Peter Miraculously Freed 12:1-19 Herod's Death and the Church's Continued Growth 12:20-25 The First Missionary Sending 13:1-3 Ministry in Cyprus and Elymas's Blinding 13:4-12 Paul's Mission in Pisidian Antioch 13:13-52 Paul and Barnabas in Iconium 14:1-7 Healing in Lystra and Paul's Stoning 14:8-20 Paul and Barnabas Strengthen the Churches 14:21-28 The Jerusalem Council on Gentile Circumcision 15:1-21 The Council's Letter and Peace with Antioch 15:22-35 Paul and Barnabas Separate 15:36-41 Timothy Joins Paul and Churches Are Strengthened 16:1-5 The Call to Macedonia 16:6-10 Lydia's Conversion at Philippi 16:11-15 Paul and Silas Imprisoned and Released in Philippi 16:16-40 Preaching in Thessalonica and Opposition 17:1-9 Berea's Noble Reception and Paul's Departure 17:10-15 Paul's Address at the Areopagus 17:16-34 Paul's Ministry in Corinth and Conflict 18:1-17 Paul Departs; Apollos Instructed by Priscilla and Aquila 18:18-28 Paul's Ministry and the Ephesian Disciples 19:1-22 The Ephesian Riot over Artemis 19:23-41 Paul's Journeys Through Macedonia and Greece 20:1-6 Eutychus Raised in Troas 20:7-12 Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders 20:13-38 Paul's Voyage to Jerusalem 21:1-16 Paul's Arrival in Jerusalem and the Temple Ritual 21:17-26 Paul Seized in the Temple 21:27-36 Paul's Defense: His Conversion and Mission 21:37-22:21 Paul's Arrest and the Council's Division 22:22-23:11 The Plot to Kill Paul and the Soldier's Intervention 23:12-22 Paul Escorted to Caesarea under Guard 23:23-35 Paul's Defense before Governor Felix 24:1-27 Paul Brought before Festus and the Jewish Charges 25:1-12 King Agrippa Learns of Paul's Case 25:13-22 Paul's Defense Before Agrippa 25:23-26:32 Paul's Voyage to Rome Begins 27:1-12 The Storm at Sea and God's Promise of Safety 27:13-26 Shipwreck and Deliverance on Malta 27:27-44 Paul on Malta: Healing and Hospitality 28:1-10 Voyage to Rome and Arrival 28:11-16 Paul in Rome: Preaching under House Arrest 28:17-31

Romans

Paul's Greeting and the Gospel's Power 1:1-17 God's Wrath Against Ungodliness 1:18-32 God's Impartial Judgment and Conscience 2:1-16 The Law, True Circumcision, and Jewish Identity 2:17-29 Israel's Advantage and God's Faithfulness 3:1-8 Universal Sinfulness and the Law's Condemnation 3:9-20 Righteousness Through Faith and Justification 3:21-31 Abraham: Justification by Faith 4:1-25 Peace with God and Reconciliation 5:1-11 Adam and Christ: Death, Grace, and Righteousness 5:12-21 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ 6:1-14 Slavery to Sin or to Righteousness 6:15-23 Released from the Law to Serve in the Spirit 7:1-6 The Inner Conflict: Law, Sin, and the Flesh 7:7-25 Life in the Spirit: Freedom and Adoption 8:1-17 Future Glory and the Spirit's Intercession 8:18-27 Assurance of God's Love: Nothing Can Separate Us 8:28-39 Paul's Sorrow and God's Sovereign Election 9:1-29 Righteousness by Faith and Israel's Unbelief 9:30-10:21 A Remnant Preserved and Israel's Hardening 11:1-10 Gentiles Grafted In and a Warning Against Boasting 11:11-24 The Mystery of Israel's Salvation and God's Mercy 11:25-32 Doxology: Praise for God's Wisdom and Sovereignty 11:33-36 A Living Sacrifice and the Diversity of Gifts 12:1-8 Christian Conduct: Love, Humility, and Ethical Duties 12:9-21 Submission to Authorities and Civic Duty 13:1-7 Love Fulfills the Law; Walk in the Light 13:8-14 Christian Liberty, Conscience, and Mutual Acceptance 14:1-15:13 Paul's Service to the Gentiles and Missionary Ambition 15:14-22 Paul's Travel Plans and Prayer Requests 15:23-33 Personal Greetings, Final Warnings, and Doxology 16:1-27

Revelation

The Revelation Announced and the Blessing 1:1-3 Greeting and the Lord's Self‑Declaration 1:4-8 John's Vision of the Glorified Son of Man 1:9-20 Letter to Ephesus: Faithfulness and the Call to Repent 2:1-7 Letter to Smyrna: Persecution and the Crown of Life 2:8-11 Letter to Pergamum: Fidelity and False Teaching 2:12-17 Letter to Thyatira: Tolerance of Immorality and Promise to Overcomers 2:18-29 Letter to Sardis: Wakefulness and Repentance 3:1-6 Letter to Philadelphia: An Open Door and a Promise of Protection 3:7-13 Letter to Laodicea: Lukewarmness and the Call to Repent 3:14-22 The Throne in Heaven and Heavenly Worship 4:1-11 The Sealed Scroll and the Worthy Lamb 5:1-14 The Six Seals: Tribulation and Cosmic Disturbance 6:1-17 The Sealing of the 144,000 7:1-8 The Multitude Before the Throne: Salvation and Comfort 7:9-17 The Seventh Seal and the Prayers of the Saints 8:1-5 The Trumpet Judgments: Plagues and Woes 8:6-9:21 The Mighty Angel and the Little Scroll 10:1-11 The Two Witnesses: Prophecy, Death, and Resurrection 11:1-14 The Seventh Trumpet: God's Kingdom Proclaimed and the Temple Opened 11:15-19 The Cosmic Conflict: The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child 12:1-13:1 The Sea Beast: Blasphemy and Persecution 13:2-10 The Earth Beast and the Mark of the Beast 13:11-18 The Lamb on Mount Zion and the 144,000 14:1-5 The Three Angels' Messages and the Call to Endure 14:6-13 The Harvest of the Earth: Reaping God's Judgment 14:14-20 The Seven Last Plagues and the Victors' Song 15:1-8 The Bowl Judgments: The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath 16:1-21 The Fall of Babylon the Great and the Beast's Doom 17:1-18:24 Heavenly Praise and the Marriage of the Lamb 19:1-10 Christ's Triumphant Return and the Defeat of the Beast 19:11-21 Satan Bound and the Reign of the Saints 20:1-6 Satan's Final Rebellion and Defeat 20:7-10 The Great White Throne and the Final Judgment 20:11-15 The New Heaven and New Earth and the New Jerusalem 21:1-27 The River of Life and the Throne of God 22:1-6
1 On the twenty-fourth day of this month the people of Israel assembled, fasting, wearing sackcloth, and with dust upon them.

Neh.9.1 - Details

Translation

On the twenty-fourth day of this month the people of Israel assembled, fasting, wearing sackcloth, and with dust upon them.

Original Text

וביום עשרים וארבעה לחדש הזה נאספו בני־ ישראל בצום ובשקים ואדמה עליהם׃

Morphology

  • וביום: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עשרים: NUM,card,pl
  • וארבעה: CONJ+NUM,card,m,sg
  • לחדש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg
  • נאספו: VERB,niphal,perf,3,pl
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בצום: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ובשקים: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ואדמה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • עליהם: PREP,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Daniel 9:3 (verbal): Daniel sets himself to seek the Lord with prayer, supplications, fasting, sackcloth, and ashes—closely parallels Nehemiah's combined practices of fasting, sackcloth, and dust/ashes as an expression of national humiliation.
  • Jonah 3:5-8 (verbal): The people of Nineveh proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth in response to prophetic warning, paralleling the communal fast and wearing of sackcloth in Nehemiah as a corporate repentance.
  • Esther 4:3 (thematic): Mordecai and the Jews fasted, wept, and wore sackcloth and ashes—a Jewish communal response of mourning and petition like the assembly described in Nehemiah.
  • Joel 2:12-13 (thematic): Joel calls for repentance with fasting and wearing sackcloth (and inner contrition), echoing Nehemiah's emphasis on outward signs of humiliation accompanying national penitence.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:3 (structural): Jehoshaphat proclaims a fast and Judah gathers to seek the Lord—a similar pattern of a national assembly called to fasting and prayer in times of crisis, as in Nehemiah 9:1.

Alternative generated candidates

  • On the twenty-fourth day of this month the people of Israel assembled, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on them.
  • On the twenty-fourth day of this month the Israelites assembled, fasting and wearing sackcloth and with dust on themselves.
2 They separated themselves—the people of Israel—from all the peoples of the land, and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.

Neh.9.2 - Details

Translation

They separated themselves—the people of Israel—from all the peoples of the land, and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.

Original Text

ויבדלו זרע ישראל מכל בני נכר ויעמדו ויתודו על־ חטאתיהם ועונות אבתיהם׃

Morphology

  • ויבדלו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • זרע: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מכל: PREP
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • נכר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויעמדו: CONJ+VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • ויתודו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • על: PREP
  • חטאתיהם: NOUN,f,pl,abs,3,m,pl
  • ועונות: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • אבתיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Ezra 10:2 (verbal): Community response to foreign marriages: people separate themselves from foreign wives and gather to confess and remedy the offense—parallels Neh 9:2’s separation from foreigners and corporate repentance.
  • Daniel 9:5 (verbal): Confessional language: Daniel explicitly confesses the sins of Israel and of their ancestors—closely mirrors Neh 9:2’s standing to acknowledge their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.
  • Deuteronomy 7:3-4 (thematic): Law against intermarriage with the nations and the rationale (turning hearts away from God); provides the theological/ legal background for Israel’s separation from ‘foreigners’ in Neh 9:2.
  • 2 Chronicles 30:18-19 (thematic): During Hezekiah’s Passover many humbled themselves and confessed uncleanliness and past sins; a parallel instance of communal confession and purification like Neh 9:2.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The people of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners; they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.
  • They separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.
3 They stood in their place and read from the book of the law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day; and for another quarter they confessed and worshiped the LORD their God.

Neh.9.3 - Details

Translation

They stood in their place and read from the book of the law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day; and for another quarter they confessed and worshiped the LORD their God.

Original Text

ויקומו על־ עמדם ויקראו בספר תורת יהוה אלהיהם רבעית היום ורבעית מתודים ומשתחוים ליהוה אלהיהם׃

Morphology

  • ויקומו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • על: PREP
  • עמדם: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ויקראו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • בספר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • תורת: NOUN,f,sg,cons
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp
  • רבעית: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • היום: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ורבעית: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מתודים: VERB,piel,ptc,3,m,pl
  • ומשתחוים: CONJ+VERB,hitpael,ptc,3,m,pl
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אלהיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp

Parallels

  • Nehemiah 8:3 (verbal): Same scene in the Ezra–Nehemiah narrative: the people stand and Ezra reads the book of the law aloud from morning until midday before the assembly — closely parallels wording and action.
  • Joshua 8:34-35 (verbal): After the covenant is written, Joshua reads 'all the words of the law' publicly 'between morning and midday,' echoing the practice of prolonged public reading of the law.
  • Deuteronomy 31:10-13 (structural): Mosaic law prescribing periodic public reading of the law to all Israel so that the people may hear and learn — provides the legal/ritual basis for assemblies that read and confess the law.
  • 2 Kings 23:1-3 (thematic): King Josiah assembles all the people, reads the book of the covenant, stands before them and leads a covenant renewal — parallels public reading, standing, and communal confession/renewal.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They stood in their places and read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and for another quarter they confessed and worshiped the LORD their God.
  • They stood in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day; and for another quarter they confessed, and they bowed down and worshiped the LORD their God.
4 Then the Levites rose up on the steps—Jeshua and the sons of Kadmiel, Shebaniah, the sons of Harviah, the sons of Kunnani—and they cried out with a loud voice to the LORD their God.

Neh.9.4 - Details

Translation

Then the Levites rose up on the steps—Jeshua and the sons of Kadmiel, Shebaniah, the sons of Harviah, the sons of Kunnani—and they cried out with a loud voice to the LORD their God.

Original Text

ויקם על־ מעלה הלוים ישוע ובני קדמיאל שבניה בני שרביה בני כנני ויזעקו בקול גדול אל־ יהוה אלהיהם׃

Morphology

  • ויקם: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • על: PREP
  • מעלה: VERB,qal,ptcp,m,sg
  • הלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ישוע: NOUN,m,sg,abs,prop
  • ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • קדמיאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שבניה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • שרביה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • כנני: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויזעקו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • בקול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • גדול: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp

Parallels

  • Nehemiah 8:6 (structural): Immediate context: Levites and leaders stand and the people respond with lifted hands, worship and blessing — same public liturgical posture and vocal response.
  • 2 Chronicles 5:13 (verbal): Priests and Levites 'lift up their voice' with trumpets and cymbals so that the house was filled with a loud sound of praise, echoing the loud cry to the LORD.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:19 (thematic): Levites stand to praise God at a national assembly (Jehoshaphat's assembly); parallels the role of Levites as public worship leaders crying out to the LORD.
  • Ezra 3:11 (thematic): At the laying of the foundation the people shouted and praised the LORD with one voice — a communal loud cry of thanksgiving like the Levites' cry in Neh 9:4.
  • Psalm 134:1-2 (allusion): Address to 'servants of the LORD' who stand in the house of the LORD and bless him — reflects the Levites' standing service and vocal blessing of God.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Then the Levites rose up: Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel and his sons, Shebaniah and his sons, the sons of Kenani; and they cried with a loud voice to the LORD their God.
  • Then the Levites—Jeshua, and the sons of Kadmiel, Shebaniah, the sons of Sherebiah, the sons of Kanani—rose and cried out with a loud voice to the LORD their God.
5 And the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel and the sons of Hoshbani, Sherebiah and Shebanyah, Pethahiah—said, “Rise, bless the LORD your God, from everlasting to everlasting. Let his glorious name be blessed; exalted above all blessing and praise is his name.”

Neh.9.5 - Details

Translation

And the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel and the sons of Hoshbani, Sherebiah and Shebanyah, Pethahiah—said, “Rise, bless the LORD your God, from everlasting to everlasting. Let his glorious name be blessed; exalted above all blessing and praise is his name.”

Original Text

ויאמרו הלוים ישוע וקדמיאל בני חשבניה שרביה הודיה שבניה פתחיה קומו ברכו את־ יהוה אלהיכם מן־ העולם עד־ העולם ויברכו שם כבודך ומרומם על־ כל־ ברכה ותהלה׃

Morphology

  • ויאמרו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,pl
  • הלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ישוע: NOUN,m,sg,abs,prop
  • וקדמיאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • חשבניה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שרביה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הודיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שבניה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • פתחיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs+SUFF,3,f,sg
  • קומו: VERB,qal,impv,2,pl
  • ברכו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיכם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,2,m,pl
  • מן: PREP
  • העולם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • עד: PREP
  • העולם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ויברכו: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,pl
  • שם: ADV
  • כבודך: NOUN,m,sg,pronom-2-m
  • ומרומם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • על: PREP
  • כל: DET
  • ברכה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ותהלה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 103:1 (verbal): Direct verbal parallel: both begin with an exhortation to bless the LORD ('Bless the LORD, O my soul' / 'קומו ברכו את־ יהוה').
  • Psalm 113:2 (verbal): Shares the formula of blessing God's name 'from this time forth and for evermore' parallel to Neh.9:5's 'מן־ העולם עד־ העולם' (from everlasting to everlasting).
  • 1 Chronicles 16:8-36 (structural): Davidic liturgy led by Levites/priestly singers that combines calls to praise, blessing of God's name, and the refrain 'Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever'—a close liturgical parallel in form and content to Neh.9:5.
  • Ezra 3:11 (thematic): Return-from-exile worship scene where priests and Levites lead the people in praising and giving thanks to the LORD—comparable context of communal, led liturgical blessing in Neh.9:5.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And the Levites, Jeshua and Kadmiel, the sons of Hoshaviah, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Bani, and Pethahiah, said, "Rise; bless the LORD your God, from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, exalted above all blessing and praise."
  • And the Levites said, Jeshua and Kadmiel, the sons of Hashabania, Sherebiah, Hodaviah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah: "Rise up, bless the LORD your God, from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, exalted above all blessing and praise!"
6 It is you, O LORD, alone. You made the heavens—the heavens of heavens—and all their host; the earth and all that is on it; the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all, and the host of heaven bows before you.

Neh.9.6 - Details

Translation

It is you, O LORD, alone. You made the heavens—the heavens of heavens—and all their host; the earth and all that is on it; the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all, and the host of heaven bows before you.

Original Text

אתה־ הוא יהוה לבדך אתה עשית את־ השמים שמי השמים וכל־ צבאם הארץ וכל־ אשר עליה הימים וכל־ אשר בהם ואתה מחיה את־ כלם וצבא השמים לך משתחוים׃

Morphology

  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לבדך: ADV,2,m,sg
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • עשית: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • השמים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • שמי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1cs
  • השמים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • צבאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • עליה: PREP,3,f,sg
  • הימים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • בהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ואתה: CONJ+PRON,2,m,sg
  • מחיה: VERB,piel,ptc,ms,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • כלם: PRON,3,m,pl
  • וצבא: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • השמים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • משתחוים: VERB,hitpael,ptc,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Genesis 1:1 (structural): Foundational creation statement—God as maker of the heavens and the earth, paralleling Neh 9:6's affirmation that the LORD alone made the heavens, the earth and all that is in them.
  • Psalm 33:6-9 (verbal): Speaks of the heavens and their host being made by the word of the LORD and his breath—closely echoes Neh 9:6's language about God creating the heavens and the heavenly host and sustaining life.
  • Isaiah 44:24 (verbal): God's self-identification as the LORD who alone formed and stretched out the heavens—parallels Neh 9:6's emphasis on God's sole agency in creation ('you alone are the LORD; you made...').
  • Acts 17:24-25 (thematic): Paul's proclamation that God made the world and gives life to all—reflects Neh 9:6's themes of divine creation, providence, and that God gives life to all creatures.
  • Psalm 148:1-5 (thematic): Calls the heavens and their host to praise the LORD because he commanded and they were created—connects to Neh 9:6's note that the host of heaven worships God in recognition of his creative work.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens—the heavens of heavens—and all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; you give life to all, and the host of heaven bows to you.
  • You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens—the heaven of heavens—and all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them, and the host of heaven worships you.
7 You are the LORD God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham.

Neh.9.7 - Details

Translation

You are the LORD God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham.

Original Text

אתה־ הוא יהוה האלהים אשר בחרת באברם והוצאתו מאור כשדים ושמת שמו אברהם׃

Morphology

  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • האלהים: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • בחרת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • באברם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • והוצאתו: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg,3,m,sg(obj)
  • מאור: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כשדים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ושמת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • שמו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • אברהם: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Genesis 11:31 (verbal): Mentions Abram (Abram/Avram) leaving Ur of the Chaldeans—same origin and movement referenced in Neh.9.7.
  • Genesis 15:7 (verbal): God reminds Abram that he brought him out of 'Ur of the Chaldeans'—an explicit divine claim parallel to Neh.9.7's wording.
  • Genesis 17:5 (verbal): Records God renaming Abram as Abraham—directly parallels Neh.9.7's statement that God 'gave him the name Abraham.'
  • Acts 7:2-4 (quotation): Stephen's speech recounts God's call to Abram and his departure from Mesopotamia/Ur—an early retelling of the same foundational event cited in Neh.9.7.
  • Hebrews 11:8-9 (thematic): Highlights Abraham's faith in leaving his homeland at God's call—theologically echoes Neh.9.7's emphasis on God's choice and deliverance of Abram.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You are the LORD God who chose Abram, brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and named him Abraham.
  • You are the LORD God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
8 You found his heart faithful before you and cut a covenant with him to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite; you fulfilled your words, for you are righteous.

Neh.9.8 - Details

Translation

You found his heart faithful before you and cut a covenant with him to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite; you fulfilled your words, for you are righteous.

Original Text

ומצאת את־ לבבו נאמן לפניך וכרות עמו הברית לתת את־ ארץ הכנעני החתי האמרי והפרזי והיבוסי והגרגשי לתת לזרעו ותקם את־ דבריך כי צדיק אתה׃

Morphology

  • ומצאת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • לבבו: NOUN,m,sg,abs,poss:3,m,sg
  • נאמן: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • לפניך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • וכרות: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • עמו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • הברית: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • לתת: VERB,qal,inf
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ארץ: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • הכנעני: NOUN,m,sg,abs,def
  • החתי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • האמרי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • והפרזי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • והיבוסי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • והגרגשי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לתת: VERB,qal,inf
  • לזרעו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,suffix-3ms
  • ותקם: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • דבריך: NOUN,m,pl,abs+2ms
  • כי: CONJ
  • צדיק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg

Parallels

  • Genesis 17:7-8 (verbal): God establishes an everlasting covenant with Abraham to give the land to his descendants—directly parallels Neh.9:8's reference to making a covenant to give the Canaanite lands to his seed.
  • Genesis 18:19 (thematic): God's statement that he has chosen Abraham because he will command his household to follow the way of the LORD echoes Neh.9:8's claim that Abraham's heart was found faithful before God.
  • Genesis 15:18 (thematic): The covenant in which the LORD assigns the land to Abraham's offspring (with territorial boundaries) corresponds to Nehemiah's summary of God giving the land of the Canaanites to Abraham's seed.
  • Psalm 105:8-11 (verbal): A liturgical recounting of God's covenant with Abraham and the gift of the land to his descendants, echoing the language and theological emphasis of Neh.9:8.
  • Acts 7:5-8 (allusion): Stephen's retelling of God's promise to give the land to Abraham's offspring recalls the same covenantal promise Nehemiah cites, showing continuity in Jewish and early Christian proclamation.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You found his heart faithful before you and made with him a covenant to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite; you fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous.
  • You found his heart faithful before you and made a covenant with him to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite; and you established your words, for you are righteous.
9 You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea.

Neh.9.9 - Details

Translation

You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea.

Original Text

ותרא את־ עני אבתינו במצרים ואת־ זעקתם שמעת על־ ים־ סוף׃

Morphology

  • ותרא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,f,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • עני: ADJ,m,sg
  • אבתינו: NOUN,m,pl,suff:1pl
  • במצרים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ואת: CONJ
  • זעקתם: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • שמעת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • על: PREP
  • ים: NOUN,m,sg,cs
  • סוף: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 3:7 (verbal): God says He has seen the affliction of His people in Egypt, has heard their cry, and knows their sufferings—closely mirrors Neh 9:9's wording and theme.
  • Exodus 2:24-25 (verbal): Reports that God heard the groaning of the Israelites, remembered His covenant, and was concerned for them—parallels Neh 9:9's emphasis on God hearing Israel's cry in Egypt.
  • Psalm 106:44-45 (thematic): Recalls that God 'regarded their affliction' and heard their cry, remembering His covenant and delivering them—an explicit liturgical retelling of the same event found in Neh 9:9.
  • Acts 7:34 (quotation): Stephen cites God's words 'I have surely seen the oppression of my people which was in Egypt, and have heard their groaning' (cf. Exod 3:7), echoing the same tradition of God hearing Israel's cries as in Neh 9:9.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry by the Red Sea.
  • You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea.
10 You made signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew that they had dealt proudly against them; and you made a name for yourself as this day.

Neh.9.10 - Details

Translation

You made signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew that they had dealt proudly against them; and you made a name for yourself as this day.

Original Text

ותתן אתת ומפתים בפרעה ובכל־ עבדיו ובכל־ עם ארצו כי ידעת כי הזידו עליהם ותעש־ לך שם כהיום הזה׃

Morphology

  • ותתן: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • אתת: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ומפתים: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • בפרעה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ובכל: CONJ+PREP
  • עבדיו: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3ms
  • ובכל: CONJ+PREP
  • עם: PREP
  • ארצו: NOUN,f,sg,abs+3,ms
  • כי: CONJ
  • ידעת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • הזידו: VERB,hithpael,perf,3,m,pl
  • עליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • ותעש: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,f,sg
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • שם: ADV
  • כהיום: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg

Parallels

  • Exodus 7:3-5 (verbal): God declares he will multiply his 'signs and wonders' in the land of Egypt and harden Pharaoh—language and action closely mirror Neh 9:10's 'You gave signs and wonders' against Egypt.
  • Exodus 9:16 (allusion): God says he raised up Pharaoh 'that my name might be declared in all the earth,' paralleling Neh 9:10's statement that God 'made a name for Yourself' through the signs.
  • Exodus 10:2 (thematic): God's signs among the Egyptians are said to be for remembrance and instruction to later generations—echoes Neh 9's retrospective recounting of signs and their purpose (to make God's name known).
  • Psalm 78:43-51 (thematic): A communal retelling of the plagues and wonders in Egypt; thematically parallels Neh 9's covenantal historical recital of God's signs and deliverance.
  • Psalm 136:10-12 (verbal): The thanksgiving refrain recounts how God 'struck Egypt through their firstborn' and 'brought Israel out'—a liturgical echo of the plagues and deliverance invoked in Neh 9:10.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You gave signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew they had acted insolently toward them; you made a name for yourself, as is this day.
  • You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, over all his servants and over all the people of his land; for you knew that they acted insolently against them, and you made a name for yourself, as this day.
11 The sea divided before them, and they passed through the sea on dry ground; you cast their pursuers into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.

Neh.9.11 - Details

Translation

The sea divided before them, and they passed through the sea on dry ground; you cast their pursuers into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.

Original Text

והים בקעת לפניהם ויעברו בתוך־ הים ביבשה ואת־ רדפיהם השלכת במצולת כמו־ אבן במים עזים׃

Morphology

  • והים: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • בקעת: NOUN,f,sg,cons
  • לפניהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • ויעברו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • בתוך: PREP
  • הים: NOUN,m,sg,abs,def
  • ביבשה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ואת: CONJ
  • רדפיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp
  • השלכת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • במצולת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • כמו: PREP
  • אבן: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • במים: PREP
  • עזים: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 14:21-28 (quotation): The original account of God dividing the sea so Israel crossed on dry ground and the Egyptian pursuers were drowned—Nehemiah is retelling this deliverance.
  • Psalm 78:12-13 (verbal): Psalms recounts God’s miracle at the sea using similar language of dividing the waters and leading Israel through while defeating their foes.
  • Psalm 106:9 (thematic): Speaks of God rebuking the Red Sea, making it dry so Israel passed through—echoed in Nehemiah’s confession of God’s saving acts.
  • Isaiah 63:11-12 (allusion): Isaiah remembers the Lord’s mighty act of leading the people through the sea and striking down their enemies, alluding to the same Exodus deliverance Nehemiah cites.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:1-2 (structural): Paul references Israel’s passing through the sea as a formative event (typological/baptismal imagery) in his argument—drawing on the same historical tradition Nehemiah retells.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sea divided before them, and they passed through the sea on dry ground; you hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.
  • You divided the sea before them so that they went through the midst of the sea on dry ground, and you cast their pursuers into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.
12 By a pillar of cloud you led them by day, and by a pillar of fire by night to give them light for the way in which they should go.

Neh.9.12 - Details

Translation

By a pillar of cloud you led them by day, and by a pillar of fire by night to give them light for the way in which they should go.

Original Text

ובעמוד ענן הנחיתם יומם ובעמוד אש לילה להאיר להם את־ הדרך אשר ילכו־ בה׃

Morphology

  • ובעמוד: CONJ+PREP,NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ענן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הנחיתם: VERB,hiph,perf,2,m,pl
  • יומם: ADV
  • ובעמוד: CONJ+PREP,NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • לילה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • להאיר: PREP+VERB,hiphil,inf
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • הדרך: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • ילכו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • בה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg

Parallels

  • Exodus 13:21-22 (verbal): Describes God guiding Israel with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night—closest Mosaic source for the image echoed in Nehemiah.
  • Numbers 9:15-23 (structural): Narrates the same phenomenon (cloud by day, fire by night) as the visible sign that determined the Israelites' encampments and journeys.
  • Deuteronomy 1:33 (verbal): Refers to God leading Israel 'as a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night,' directly recalling the Exodus guidance language.
  • Psalm 78:14-15 (thematic): The psalm recounts God's guidance in the wilderness 'by a cloud by day' and 'a light of fire by night,' using the same imagery to retell the Exodus.
  • Psalm 105:39 (thematic): Speaks of God spreading a cloud as a covering and providing fire to give light by night—another poetic retelling of the cloud-and-fire motif.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You led them by a pillar of cloud by day and by a pillar of fire by night to give them light as they walked.
  • By a pillar of cloud you led them by day, and by a pillar of fire by night to give them light on the way they were to go.
13 You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven; you gave them just ordinances, true laws, statutes and commandments that are right and good.

Neh.9.13 - Details

Translation

You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven; you gave them just ordinances, true laws, statutes and commandments that are right and good.

Original Text

ועל הר־ סיני ירדת ודבר עמהם משמים ותתן להם משפטים ישרים ותורות אמת חקים ומצות טובים׃

Morphology

  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • הר: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • סיני: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ירדת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • ודבר: VERB,qal,fut,3,m,sg
  • עמהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • משמים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ותתן: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • משפטים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ישרים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • ותורות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • אמת: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • חקים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ומצות: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • טובים: ADJ,m,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 19:20 (structural): Same Sinai event—God descends on Mount Sinai to meet Israel and initiate revelation to Moses.
  • Exodus 20:1-17 (verbal): God speaks the commandments (the Decalogue); parallels Neh.9:13’s reference to giving judgments, laws, statutes and commandments.
  • Deuteronomy 4:10-13 (verbal): Recalls God speaking at Horeb/Sinai and giving statutes and ordinances; language echoes Nehemiah’s wording about laws and commands.
  • Deuteronomy 5:4-5 (allusion): ‘The LORD spoke with you face to face at the mount’—a close thematic/allusive parallel to God’s direct speech from Sinai in Neh.9:13.
  • Psalm 147:19-20 (thematic): Affirms that God declares his statutes and ordinances to Israel, echoing the list of laws and commandments given at Sinai.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke to them from heaven; you gave them true ordinances, righteous laws, and good statutes and commandments.
  • You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them righteous ordinances and true laws, statutes and commandments.
14 You made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded statutes, laws, and a teaching by the hand of your servant Moses.

Neh.9.14 - Details

Translation

You made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded statutes, laws, and a teaching by the hand of your servant Moses.

Original Text

ואת־ שבת קדשך הודעת להם ומצוות וחקים ותורה צוית להם ביד משה עבדך׃

Morphology

  • ואת: CONJ
  • שבת: VERB,qal,inf
  • קדשך: NOUN,m,sg,abs+2,ms
  • הודעת: VERB,hiph,perf,2,f,sg
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ומצוות: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • וחקים: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ותורה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • צוית: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ביד: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • עבדך: NOUN,m,sg,abs,2,ms

Parallels

  • Exodus 20:8 (verbal): The Sabbath command (“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy”) corresponds directly to Neh 9:14’s reference to God making known His holy Sabbath.
  • Deuteronomy 5:12 (verbal): The Deuteronomic restatement of the Sabbath command parallels Neh 9:14’s emphasis on the Sabbath as a commanded ordinance for Israel.
  • Exodus 31:13-17 (thematic): God describes the Sabbath as a sign and underscores statutes and covenant observance—echoing Neh 9:14’s linkage of the Sabbath with statutes, judgments, and the law given through Moses.
  • Psalm 147:19-20 (verbal): This psalm speaks of God declaring His statutes and rules to Jacob/Israel—language that parallels Neh 9:14’s description of commandments, ordinances, and the law entrusted to Moses.
  • Psalm 78:5-7 (thematic): Psalm 78 recounts God establishing statutes and a law for Israel and transmitting them to the next generation, reflecting Neh 9:14’s theme of God giving commandments and a law through Moses for Israel’s instruction.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You made known to them your holy Sabbath and commanded them statutes, ordinances, and a law through your servant Moses.
  • You made known to them your holy Sabbath and commanded them commandments, statutes, and a law by the hand of Moses your servant.
15 You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger and brought forth water from the rock for their thirst; and you told them to go in and possess the land that you had sworn to give them.

Neh.9.15 - Details

Translation

You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger and brought forth water from the rock for their thirst; and you told them to go in and possess the land that you had sworn to give them.

Original Text

ולחם משמים נתתה להם לרעבם ומים מסלע הוצאת להם לצמאם ותאמר להם לבוא לרשת את־ הארץ אשר־ נשאת את־ ידך לתת להם׃

Morphology

  • ולחם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משמים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • נתתה: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • לרעבם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg+PRON,3,pl
  • ומים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • מסלע: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הוצאת: VERB,hiphil,perf,2,m,sg
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • לצמאם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg+PRON,3,pl
  • ותאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • לבוא: VERB,qal,inf
  • לרשת: VERB,qal,inf
  • את: PRT,acc
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • נשאת: PTCP,qal,ptcp,f,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ידך: NOUN,f,sg,abs,poss:2,f,sg
  • לתת: VERB,qal,inf
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Exodus 16:4 (allusion): God promises to provide bread from heaven (manna) for the Israelites in the wilderness—directly parallels Neh.9.15's 'bread from heaven' provision.
  • Exodus 17:6 (allusion): God instructs Moses to strike the rock so that water will come out, paralleling Neh.9.15's reference to bringing forth water from the rock for their thirst.
  • Numbers 20:11 (thematic): Moses strikes the rock at Meribah and water flows for the people—a concrete episode of 'water from the rock' echoed in Neh.9.15.
  • Deuteronomy 8:3 (verbal): Speaks of God giving manna to humble and test Israel and sustain life—verbal and thematic resonance with 'bread from heaven' and divine provision in Neh.9.15.
  • Psalm 105:40-41 (thematic): Poetic retelling of God providing manna and opening the rock for water during the Exodus, echoing the same imagery and theological point in Neh.9.15.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You gave them bread from heaven to satisfy their hunger and brought water from the rock to quench their thirst; you told them to go in and possess the land you had sworn to give them.
  • You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger and brought forth water from the rock for their thirst, and you commanded them to go in and possess the land that you had sworn to give them.
16 But they and our fathers acted proudly, hardened their necks, and would not obey your commandments.

Neh.9.16 - Details

Translation

But they and our fathers acted proudly, hardened their necks, and would not obey your commandments.

Original Text

והם ואבתינו הזידו ויקשו את־ ערפם ולא שמעו אל־ מצותיך׃

Morphology

  • והם: CONJ+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ואבתינו: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs+1,pl
  • הזידו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • ויקשו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ערפם: NOUN,m,sg,suff
  • ולא: CONJ
  • שמעו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • מצותיך: NOUN,f,pl,cons,2,m,sg

Parallels

  • Exodus 32:9 (verbal): God describes Israel as a "stiff-necked" people who will not listen—language and idea closely parallel Neh. 9:16's "hardened their neck" and refusal to hear God's commands.
  • Deuteronomy 9:6 (verbal): Moses calls the people "stiff-necked" and warns they have been disobedient—directly echoes the charge that the ancestors were obstinate and would not obey commandments.
  • Psalm 95:8-11 (thematic): Warns against hardening the heart as the generation in the wilderness did; thematically parallels Neh. 9:16's indictment of ancestral stubbornness and refusal to heed God.
  • Ezekiel 2:3-4 (allusion): Ezekiel is sent to a "rebellious" and "stubborn/impudent" house—the prophet's characterization of Israel's obstinacy resonates with Neh. 9:16's depiction of hardened, disobedient ancestors.
  • Acts 7:51 (verbal): Stephen calls his audience "stiff-necked" and resistant to the Holy Spirit, echoing the biblical trope of Israel's stubborn refusal to listen to God's messengers found in Neh. 9:16.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Yet they and our fathers were stubborn and hardened their necks and would not obey your commandments.
  • But they and our fathers acted proudly and stiffened their necks, and would not obey your commandments.
17 They refused to listen and did not remember your wonders that you had done among them; they hardened their necks and appointed a leader to return to bondage. Yet you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and you did not abandon them.

Neh.9.17 - Details

Translation

They refused to listen and did not remember your wonders that you had done among them; they hardened their necks and appointed a leader to return to bondage. Yet you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and you did not abandon them.

Original Text

וימאנו לשמע ולא־ זכרו נפלאתיך אשר עשית עמהם ויקשו את־ ערפם ויתנו־ ראש לשוב לעבדתם במרים ואתה אלוה סליחות חנון ורחום ארך־ אפים ורב־ חסד ולא עזבתם׃

Morphology

  • וימאנו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • לשמע: INF,qal,infc
  • ולא: CONJ
  • זכרו: VERB,qal,imperat,2,m,pl
  • נפלאתיך: NOUN,f,pl,abs+2ms
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • עשית: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • עמהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ויקשו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ערפם: NOUN,m,sg,suff
  • ויתנו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • ראש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לשוב: INF,qal
  • לעבדתם: INF,qal,cstr,pr3mp
  • במרים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ואתה: CONJ+PRON,2,m,sg
  • אלוה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • סליחות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • חנון: ADJ,m,sg
  • ורחום: CONJ+ADJ,m,sg
  • ארך: ADJ,m,sg
  • אפים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ורב: CONJ+ADJ,m,sg
  • חסד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ולא: CONJ
  • עזבתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl

Parallels

  • Exodus 34:6 (verbal): Nearly identical catalogue of divine attributes—'merciful, gracious, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love'—which Neh. 9 draws upon.
  • Numbers 14:18 (verbal): Uses the same language about God being slow to anger and abundant in steadfast love who forgives iniquity, set against Israel's rebellion.
  • Psalm 86:15 (verbal): A prayer that repeats the description 'merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love,' echoing Neh. 9's praise of God's character.
  • Psalm 78:32-38 (thematic): Narrative of Israel's refusal to remember God's works, hardening of heart and repeated sin, contrasted with God's compassion—parallels the confession in Neh. 9.
  • Joel 2:13 (verbal): Calls for repentance and invokes the same divine attributes ('merciful and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love'), language Neh. 9 uses to describe God's readiness to pardon.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They refused to listen and forgot the wonders you did among them; they hardened their necks and set a leader to return them to bondage. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and you did not forsake them.
  • They refused to obey and did not remember your wondrous deeds that you had done among them; they hardened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to bondage. Yet you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love; and you did not forsake them.
18 Even after they made for themselves a molded calf and said, ‘This is your god who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and committed great blasphemies,

Neh.9.18 - Details

Translation

Even after they made for themselves a molded calf and said, ‘This is your god who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and committed great blasphemies,

Original Text

אף כי־ עשו להם עגל מסכה ויאמרו זה אלהיך אשר העלך ממצרים ויעשו נאצות גדלות׃

Morphology

  • אף: ADV
  • כי: CONJ
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • עגל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מסכה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ויאמרו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,pl
  • זה: PRON,dem,m,sg
  • אלהיך: NOUN,m,sg,prsuf-2ms
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • העלך: VERB,hifil,perf,3,m,sg+PRON,2,m,sg
  • ממצרים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ויעשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • נאצות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • גדלות: ADJ,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 32:1-6 (verbal): The original narrative of the golden calf: the people made an image and said it was the god who brought them out of Egypt — the direct event echoed in Neh 9:18.
  • Deuteronomy 9:16-17 (structural): Moses recounts breaking the tablets on seeing the calf; this retelling of the same apostasy situates the calf incident within Israel’s historical pattern of sin and judgment.
  • Psalm 106:19-23 (allusion): A liturgical summary that condemns Israel for exchanging God’s glory for a carved image (the calf), explicitly recalling the golden calf episode as a grave offense.
  • Acts 7:39-43 (quotation): Stephen’s speech in the New Testament recounts the people making a calf and worshiping it, citing the wilderness rebellion as an example of Israel’s idolatry.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They even made for themselves a molded calf and said, 'This is your god who brought you up out of Egypt,' and they committed great abominations.
  • Even when they made for themselves a molded calf and said, “This is your god who brought you up out of Egypt,” they committed great blasphemies.
19 in your great mercy you did not forsake them in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud did not depart from them by day to lead them on the way, nor the pillar of fire by night to give them light for the way in which they should go.

Neh.9.19 - Details

Translation

in your great mercy you did not forsake them in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud did not depart from them by day to lead them on the way, nor the pillar of fire by night to give them light for the way in which they should go.

Original Text

ואתה ברחמיך הרבים לא עזבתם במדבר את־ עמוד הענן לא־ סר מעליהם ביומם להנחתם בהדרך ואת־ עמוד האש בלילה להאיר להם ואת־ הדרך אשר ילכו־ בה׃

Morphology

  • ואתה: CONJ+PRON,2,m,sg
  • ברחמיך: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cons+poss2ms
  • הרבים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • עזבתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • במדבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • עמוד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הענן: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • סר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • מעליהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ביומם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • להנחתם: INF+VERB,hiphil,inf+obj3mp
  • בהדרך: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • ואת: CONJ
  • עמוד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • האש: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • בלילה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • להאיר: PREP+VERB,hiphil,inf
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ואת: CONJ
  • הדרך: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • ילכו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • בה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg

Parallels

  • Exodus 13:21-22 (verbal): Describes the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night that guided Israel in the wilderness—the same guiding imagery and function as Neh. 9:19.
  • Numbers 9:15-23 (verbal): Sets out how the cloud covered the tabernacle and signaled when Israel should set out or encamp, paralleling Nehemiah’s reference to the cloud/fire directing their way.
  • Psalm 78:14-15 (verbal): Recounts God leading Israel with a cloud by day and a fire by night, echoing the language and theme of divine guidance and care in the wilderness.
  • Psalm 105:39 (verbal): Speaks of God spreading a cloud for a covering and giving fire to give light by night—same motifs of protective guidance found in Neh. 9:19.
  • Deuteronomy 1:33 (thematic): Refers to God going before Israel by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night to show them the way—thematically consistent with Nehemiah’s account of God’s merciful guidance in the wilderness.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Yet in your abundant mercy you did not forsake them in the wilderness; the pillar of cloud did not depart from them by day to lead them on the way, nor the pillar of fire by night to give them light to walk by.
  • But in your great mercy you did not abandon them in the wilderness; the pillar of cloud did not depart from them by day to lead them on the way, nor the pillar of fire by night to give them light to walk by.
20 You gave them your good Spirit to instruct them; you did not withhold your manna from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst.

Neh.9.20 - Details

Translation

You gave them your good Spirit to instruct them; you did not withhold your manna from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst.

Original Text

ורוחך הטובה נתת להשכילם ומנך לא־ מנעת מפיהם ומים נתתה להם לצמאם׃

Morphology

  • ורוחך: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs,2,m,sg
  • הטובה: ADJ,f,sg,def
  • נתת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • להשכילם: INF+VERB,hiph,inf,3,m,pl
  • ומנך: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs,2,m,sg
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • מנעת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • מפיהם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ומים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • נתתה: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • לצמאם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Exodus 16:4 (verbal): God promises to provide bread from heaven (manna) for the people—direct parallel to Neh 9:20’s reference to not withholding manna from their mouths.
  • Numbers 11:25 (verbal): The LORD’s Spirit is given to others (Moses bestows spirit on the elders); parallels Neh 9:20’s note that God gave His good Spirit to instruct them.
  • Exodus 17:6 (thematic): God provides water from the rock to satisfy Israel’s thirst—connects with Neh 9:20’s mention of giving water for their thirst.
  • Psalm 78:24-25 (allusion): A retelling of God raining down manna and giving food from heaven—echoes Neh 9:20’s summary of manna and divine provision.
  • Psalm 105:40-41 (allusion): Speaks of God giving the ‘bread of heaven’ and opening the rock so water flowed—combines the same themes of manna, water, and God’s sustaining Spirit reflected in Neh 9:20.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You gave them your good Spirit to instruct them; you did not withhold your manna from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst.
  • You gave them your good spirit to instruct them; you did not withhold your manna from their mouth, and you gave them water for their thirst.
21 For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; their garments did not wear out, and their feet did not swell.

Neh.9.21 - Details

Translation

For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; their garments did not wear out, and their feet did not swell.

Original Text

וארבעים שנה כלכלתם במדבר לא חסרו שלמתיהם לא בלו ורגליהם לא בצקו׃

Morphology

  • וארבעים: CONJ+NUM,card,m,pl
  • שנה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • כלכלתם: VERB,piel,perf,2,m,pl
  • במדבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • חסרו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • שלמתיהם: NOUN,f,pl,abs+3mp.poss
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • בלו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • ורגליהם: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,abs+3mp.poss
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • בצקו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 8:4 (verbal): Almost identical wording: Israel’s garments did not wear out and their feet did not swell during the forty years in the wilderness — direct verbal parallel to Neh 9:21.
  • Exodus 16:35 (thematic): States that manna was provided for the Israelites for forty years until they entered Canaan, paralleling Nehemiah’s summary of God’s sustenance in the wilderness.
  • Psalm 78:23-25 (thematic): A poetic retelling of God’s provision of ‘bread of heaven’ (manna) to sustain Israel in the wilderness, echoing the theme of sustained provision in Neh 9:21.
  • Acts 7:36 (allusion): Stephen’s retelling of Israel’s wilderness experience highlights God’s deliverance and sustenance over forty years, alluding to the same forty-year wilderness provision celebrated in Neh 9:21.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; their clothing did not wear out and their feet did not swell.
  • For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; their garments did not wear out and their feet did not swell.
22 You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted them for an inheritance; they took possession of the land of Sihon and the land of King Hesbon and the land of Og, king of Bashan.

Neh.9.22 - Details

Translation

You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted them for an inheritance; they took possession of the land of Sihon and the land of King Hesbon and the land of Og, king of Bashan.

Original Text

ותתן להם ממלכות ועממים ותחלקם לפאה ויירשו את־ ארץ סיחון ואת־ ארץ מלך חשבון ואת־ ארץ עוג מלך־ הבשן׃

Morphology

  • ותתן: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ממלכות: NOUN,f,pl,cs
  • ועממים: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ותחלקם: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg,obj3,m,pl
  • לפאה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ויירשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ארץ: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • סיחון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואת: CONJ
  • ארץ: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • חשבון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואת: CONJ
  • ארץ: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • עוג: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • הבשן: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 21:21-35 (verbal): Narrative account of Israel's defeat of Sihon and the seizure of his land, matching Nehemiah's reference to inheriting the land of Sihon.
  • Deuteronomy 2:24-37 (thematic): God's command and promise concerning the conquest of Sihon and the distribution of his territory to Israel, paralleling Neh 9:22's theme of God giving nations and lands.
  • Deuteronomy 3:1-11 (verbal): Report of the defeat of Og king of Bashan and the taking of his land, corresponding directly to Nehemiah's mention of Og and Bashan.
  • Joshua 12:2-4 (structural): A summary list of kings defeated east of the Jordan, including Sihon and Og, which echoes Nehemiah's listing of conquered monarchs and territories.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted their boundaries; they inherited the land of Sihon, the land of King Heshbon, and the land of Og, king of Bashan.
  • You gave them kingdoms and peoples and apportioned them as an inheritance; you put the peoples under their control so that they took possession of the lands of Sihon and of Og, king of Bashan.
23 You multiplied their children like the stars of heaven and brought them into the land that you had told their fathers to enter and possess.

Neh.9.23 - Details

Translation

You multiplied their children like the stars of heaven and brought them into the land that you had told their fathers to enter and possess.

Original Text

ובניהם הרבית כככבי השמים ותביאם אל־ הארץ אשר־ אמרת לאבתיהם לבוא לרשת׃

Morphology

  • ובניהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs,3mp
  • הרבית: VERB,hif,perf,2,m,sg
  • כככבי: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • השמים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ותביאם: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg,prs3,m,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • אמרת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • לאבתיהם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,prs3,m,pl
  • לבוא: VERB,qal,inf
  • לרשת: VERB,qal,inf

Parallels

  • Genesis 15:5 (verbal): God tells Abram to look at the stars and promises his offspring will be as numerous—same ‘stars’ imagery used to describe Israel’s multiplication and the covenant promise recounted in Neh. 9:23.
  • Genesis 22:17 (verbal): God reiterates the promise to Abraham that his descendants will be multiplied 'as the stars of heaven'—a direct repetition of the covenant language Nehemiah cites about multiplication.
  • Genesis 26:4 (verbal): The blessing to Isaac echoes the Abram/Abraham promise that his seed will be numerous 'as the stars of heaven,' showing the same patriarchal covenant motif referenced in Neh. 9:23.
  • Jeremiah 33:22 (allusion): A prophetic restatement promising descendants like the stars (and sand), echoing the covenantal multiplication motif and linking the promise to God’s faithfulness to bring heirs into the land.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Their children multiplied like the stars of heaven, and you brought them into the land that you had told their fathers to enter and possess.
  • You multiplied their children as the stars of heaven and brought them into the land that you had told their fathers to enter and possess.
24 So the children went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land and gave them into their hands along with their kings and peoples, that they might do with them as they pleased.

Neh.9.24 - Details

Translation

So the children went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land and gave them into their hands along with their kings and peoples, that they might do with them as they pleased.

Original Text

ויבאו הבנים ויירשו את־ הארץ ותכנע לפניהם את־ ישבי הארץ הכנענים ותתנם בידם ואת־ מלכיהם ואת־ עממי הארץ לעשות בהם כרצונם׃

Morphology

  • ויבאו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • הבנים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ויירשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • ותכנע: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • לפניהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ישבי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • הכנענים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ותתנם: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg,suff:3,m,pl
  • בידם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ואת: CONJ
  • מלכיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp
  • ואת: CONJ
  • עממי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • לעשות: VERB,qal,inf
  • בהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • כרצונם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss:3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Joshua 21:43-45 (structural): Summarizes the fulfillment of God's promise that Israel possessed the land and God gave rest to the people by delivering the inhabitants into their hands—closely echoes Neh.9.24 language of entering, possessing, and God subduing the Canaanites.
  • Joshua 11:23 (thematic): Records the completion of the conquest and Israel's possession of the land, echoing Neh.9.24's focus on subduing the inhabitants and taking the land as their own.
  • Exodus 23:28-31 (verbal): God promises to send hornets and drive out the Canaanite nations before Israel and to give them the land—parallels the motif of God subduing inhabitants and delivering them into Israel's hands.
  • Deuteronomy 7:1-2 (thematic): Commands Israel to dispossess the nations of Canaan and recounts God's action in delivering those peoples to Israel, reflecting the dispossession and domination described in Neh.9.24.
  • Psalm 105:44-45 (allusion): Praise passage recounting God giving the lands of the nations to Israel and establishing their inheritance—an interpretive retelling of the same act of divine gift and possession described in Neh.9.24.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The children came and possessed the land; you subdued the inhabitants before them and gave them into their hands, together with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with them as they pleased.
  • So the children went in and possessed the land; you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land and gave them into their hands along with their kings and the peoples of the land, to do with them as they pleased.
25 They captured fortified cities and a fertile land; they inherited houses full of all good things, cisterns, vineyards, oliveyards, and a variety of fruit trees. They ate and were satisfied; they became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

Neh.9.25 - Details

Translation

They captured fortified cities and a fertile land; they inherited houses full of all good things, cisterns, vineyards, oliveyards, and a variety of fruit trees. They ate and were satisfied; they became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

Original Text

וילכדו ערים בצרות ואדמה שמנה ויירשו בתים מלאים־ כל־ טוב ברות חצובים כרמים וזיתים ועץ מאכל לרב ויאכלו וישבעו וישמינו ויתעדנו בטובך הגדול׃

Morphology

  • וילכדו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • ערים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • בצרות: ADJ,ptc,pass,f,pl
  • ואדמה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • שמנה: NUM,card,f,pl,abs
  • ויירשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • בתים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • מלאים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • כל: DET
  • טוב: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • ברות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • חצובים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • כרמים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • וזיתים: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ועץ: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מאכל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לרב: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויאכלו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • וישבעו: VERB,qal,imf,3,m,pl
  • וישמינו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • ויתעדנו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • בטובך: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הגדול: ADJ,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 6:10-11 (verbal): Language closely parallels: God brings them into a land with 'houses filled with all good things,' wells and vineyards/olive trees they did not plant — direct lexical and thematic echo.
  • Deuteronomy 8:7-10 (thematic): Description of the Promised Land as rich and fertile (vineyards, olive oil, abundance) and the motif 'you shall eat and be satisfied' which matches Neh 9:25's enjoyment of abundance.
  • Deuteronomy 11:10-12 (allusion): Another Deuteronomic description of the land's fertility and blessing (good land, rain, abundance) that Nehemiah's confession summons as the background for Israel's settlement and prosperity.
  • Joshua 21:43-45 (structural): Narrative parallel: report of the LORD giving Israel the land, taking cities and fertile territory and fulfilling his promises — the conquest/possession pattern echoed in Neh 9:25.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They captured fortified cities and a rich land; they inherited houses full of every good thing, cisterns dug in the ground, vineyards, olive groves, and abundant fruit trees; they ate and were satisfied, grew fat, and delighted in your great goodness.
  • They captured fortified cities and a fat land, and took possession of houses full of all good things—cisterns already dug, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate, were satisfied, grew fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.
26 But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they cast your law behind their backs and killed your prophets who testified to them, bringing them back to you, and they committed great abominations.

Neh.9.26 - Details

Translation

But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they cast your law behind their backs and killed your prophets who testified to them, bringing them back to you, and they committed great abominations.

Original Text

וימרו וימרדו בך וישלכו את־ תורתך אחרי גום ואת־ נביאיך הרגו אשר־ העידו בם להשיבם אליך ויעשו נאצות גדולת׃

Morphology

  • וימרו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • וימרדו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • בך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • וישלכו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • תורתך: NOUN,f,sg,cons+2ms
  • אחרי: PREP
  • גום: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ואת: CONJ
  • נביאיך: NOUN,m,pl,abs+2ms
  • הרגו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • העידו: VERB,hifil,perf,3,m,pl
  • בם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • להשיבם: VERB,hifil,inf,3,m,pl
  • אליך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • ויעשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • נאצות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • גדולת: ADJ,f,sg,cons

Parallels

  • 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 (verbal): Describes how the LORD’s messengers (prophets) were mocked, despised and slain, provoking God’s wrath—language and theme closely parallel Neh 9:26.
  • 2 Chronicles 24:20-22 (verbal): Record of Zechariah son of Jehoiada being stoned for speaking God’s word—an example of Israelites killing a prophet as in Neh 9:26.
  • Matthew 23:29-37 (allusion): Jesus condemns his hearers for honoring and yet persecuting/killing the prophets and laments Jerusalem’s rejection—echoes the charge in Neh 9:26.
  • Luke 11:47-51 (quotation): Jesus accuses the people of building tombs for the prophets their fathers killed (from Abel to Zechariah), directly reflecting the motif of murdering God’s witnesses.
  • Acts 7:52 (verbal): Stephen’s indictment that the Jewish forefathers persecuted and killed the prophets—a New Testament reiteration of the same reproach found in Neh 9:26.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Yet they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they cast your law behind their backs and killed your prophets who testified against them to turn them back to you; they committed great abominations.
  • But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they cast your law behind their backs and killed your prophets who warned them to return to you, and they practiced great blasphemies.
27 So you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who oppressed them; in their distress they cried to you, and you heard from heaven; in your abundant mercies you gave them deliverers who saved them from the hand of their enemies.

Neh.9.27 - Details

Translation

So you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who oppressed them; in their distress they cried to you, and you heard from heaven; in your abundant mercies you gave them deliverers who saved them from the hand of their enemies.

Original Text

ותתנם ביד צריהם ויצרו להם ובעת צרתם יצעקו אליך ואתה משמים תשמע וכרחמיך הרבים תתן להם מושיעים ויושיעום מיד צריהם׃

Morphology

  • ותתנם: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • ביד: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • צריהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp
  • ויצרו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ובעת: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • צרתם: NOUN,f,sg,abs,3,pl
  • יצעקו: VERB,qal,imprf,3,m,pl
  • אליך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • ואתה: CONJ+PRON,2,m,sg
  • משמים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • תשמע: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • וכרחמיך: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • הרבים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • תתן: VERB,qal,imprf,2,_,sg
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • מושיעים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ויושיעום: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • מיד: PREP
  • צריהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp

Parallels

  • Judges 2:16 (verbal): Summarizes the recurrent cycle: the LORD raises up judges/deliverers who save Israel from the hand of their plunderers — language and motif closely parallel Neh 9:27’s 'gave them deliverers'.
  • Judges 3:9 (verbal): Explicit instance of the pattern: 'When the Israelites cried out to the LORD, he raised up a deliverer for them' — mirrors Neh 9:27’s sequence of distress, crying out, and God sending rescuers.
  • Psalm 106:44-45 (verbal): Retells Israel’s history with the same elements: God hears their cries, is concerned for them, and saves them from their enemies — language and theological emphasis echo Neh 9:27.
  • Psalm 107:6 (verbal): A poetic summary: 'Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress' — direct parallel in motif and phrasing to Neh 9:27's deliverance after crying out.
  • Deuteronomy 4:30-31 (thematic): Promises that in distress Israel will return, God will hear from heaven and have compassion—a theological antecedent to the pattern described in Neh 9:27 of distress, divine hearing, and merciful deliverance.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You gave them into the hands of their enemies, who oppressed them; in their distress they cried to you, and you heard from heaven, and in your great mercy you gave them saviors who saved them from the hand of their enemies.
  • Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their enemies, who oppressed them; and in the time of their distress they cried to you, and you heard from heaven; in your abundant compassion you gave them deliverers who saved them from the hand of their foes.
28 Yet when they had rest they again did evil before you; so you abandoned them into the hand of their foes, who oppressed them. Then they returned and cried to you, and you heard from heaven and rescued them many times in your great compassion.

Neh.9.28 - Details

Translation

Yet when they had rest they again did evil before you; so you abandoned them into the hand of their foes, who oppressed them. Then they returned and cried to you, and you heard from heaven and rescued them many times in your great compassion.

Original Text

וכנוח להם ישובו לעשות רע לפניך ותעזבם ביד איביהם וירדו בהם וישובו ויזעקוך ואתה משמים תשמע ותצילם כרחמיך רבות עתים׃

Morphology

  • וכנוח: CONJ
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ישובו: VERB,qal,imperf,3,m,pl
  • לעשות: VERB,qal,inf
  • רע: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • לפניך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • ותעזבם: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • ביד: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • איביהם: NOUN,m,pl,suff_3mp
  • וירדו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • בהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • וישובו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • ויזעקוך: VERB,qal,impf,3,pl
  • ואתה: CONJ+PRON,2,m,sg
  • משמים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • תשמע: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • ותצילם: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • כרחמיך: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
  • רבות: ADJ,f,pl,abs
  • עתים: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Judges 2:11-19 (thematic): Describes the cyclical pattern—Israel does evil after a period of rest, is given into enemies' hands, cries out, and is delivered—matching Neh 9:28's pattern of apostasy, oppression, plea, and rescue.
  • Psalm 106:44-46 (verbal): Retells Israel's history with language very similar to Neh 9:28: when they cried out God heard from heaven and often delivered them according to his mercies.
  • 1 Kings 8:46-53 (allusion): Solomon's temple-prayer anticipates exile for sin and petitions that if the people repent and pray toward the place, God will hear from heaven and restore them—paralleling Neh 9:28's theme of repentance, divine hearing, and deliverance.
  • Deuteronomy 30:1-3 (thematic): Promises that when the people experience discipline and return to the Lord, he will restore them and gather them—echoing Neh 9:28's motif of return, petition, and merciful rescue.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But when they had rest they again did evil before you; you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who oppressed them; then they turned back and cried to you, and you heard from heaven and rescued them many times according to your great mercies.
  • Yet when they had rest they again did evil before you; and you abandoned them into the hand of their enemies so they could be brought low. Again they cried to you and you heard from heaven and rescued them many times, according to your abundant compassion.
29 You warned them to return to your law, yet they acted proudly and would not obey your commandments; they sinned against your ordinances—those a man might keep—and set their shoulders to resist, stiffened their necks, and would not listen.

Neh.9.29 - Details

Translation

You warned them to return to your law, yet they acted proudly and would not obey your commandments; they sinned against your ordinances—those a man might keep—and set their shoulders to resist, stiffened their necks, and would not listen.

Original Text

ותעד בהם להשיבם אל־ תורתך והמה הזידו ולא־ שמעו למצותיך ובמשפטיך חטאו־ בם אשר־ יעשה אדם וחיה בהם ויתנו כתף סוררת וערפם הקשו ולא שמעו׃

Morphology

  • ותעד: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • בהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • להשיבם: VERB,hiphil,inf,3,m,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • תורתך: NOUN,f,sg,cons+2ms
  • והמה: PRON,3,m,pl
  • הזידו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • ולא: CONJ
  • שמעו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
  • למצותיך: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs,2ms
  • ובמשפטיך: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
  • חטאו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • בם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יעשה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • אדם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וחיה: VERB,qal,juss,2,m,sg
  • בהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ויתנו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • כתף: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • סוררת: ADJ,f,sg
  • וערפם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • הקשו: VERB,piel,perf,3,m,pl
  • ולא: CONJ
  • שמעו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl

Parallels

  • Exodus 32:9-10 (verbal): God calls Israel a 'stiff-necked' people after the golden calf; they have 'not listened'—language and idea of stubborn refusal to obey God's commandments closely parallel Neh 9:29.
  • Deuteronomy 9:6-7 (verbal): Moses rebukes Israel as a 'stiff-necked' and rebellious people who did not obey God—same motif of stubbornness and disobedience to the law that Neh 9:29 recounts.
  • Deuteronomy 31:27 (structural): Moses speaks of 'this rebellious nation' with a 'stubborn and rebellious heart/neck'—a structural parallel emphasizing national recalcitrance against divine instruction.
  • 2 Kings 17:14 (thematic): Describes Israel's failure to listen to the LORD and disobedience to his commands, leading to judgment—themewise similar account of persistent sin and refusal to heed God’s statutes in Neh 9:29.
  • Jeremiah 7:26 (thematic): God testifies through prophets repeatedly but the people 'did not listen' or incline their ear—parallels the pattern in Neh 9:29 of God attempting to turn them to his law while they persistently refuse.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You testified against them to bring them back to your law, but they were presumptuous and would not listen. They disobeyed your commandments and violated your ordinances by which a person is to live; they stiffened their necks and would not heed.
  • You admonished them to return to your law, yet they grew stubborn and would not give heed; they sinned against your ordinances, by which a person may live, and turned a stubborn shoulder and hardened their neck and would not listen.
30 So you bore with them for many years and admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets; yet they would not listen, and you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

Neh.9.30 - Details

Translation

So you bore with them for many years and admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets; yet they would not listen, and you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

Original Text

ותמשך עליהם שנים רבות ותעד בם ברוחך ביד־ נביאיך ולא האזינו ותתנם ביד עמי הארצת׃

Morphology

  • ותמשך: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • עליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • שנים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • רבות: ADJ,f,pl,abs
  • ותעד: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • בם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ברוחך: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs+2,m,sg
  • ביד: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • נביאיך: NOUN,m,pl,abs+2ms
  • ולא: CONJ
  • האזינו: VERB,hiph,imp,2,m,pl
  • ותתנם: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg+3,m,pl(obj)
  • ביד: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • עמי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1s
  • הארצת: NOUN,f,sg,def

Parallels

  • 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 (thematic): God repeatedly sent messengers/prophets to Israel, they mocked and refused to listen, and consequently were given into the hand of their enemies (pattern of warning, rejection, and exile).
  • Jeremiah 7:25-26 (verbal): Explicit language: from the exodus onward God sent prophets to warn the people but they did not listen, leading to judgment—closely parallels Neh. 9:30’s sequence of sending prophets, non‑hearing, and punishment.
  • Ezekiel 3:7 (verbal): God declares the house of Israel obstinately refuses to listen to prophets; the prophet is sent nonetheless—echoes Neh. 9:30’s contrast between prophetic witness by God’s Spirit and the people’s unwillingness to hear.
  • Psalm 106:34-43 (thematic): Recounts Israel’s repeated refusal to obey God, idolatry, and subsequent deliverance into the power of their enemies—parallels the cycle of warning, disobedience, and national punishment in Neh. 9:30.
  • Acts 7:51-52 (allusion): Stephen accuses his audience of resisting the Holy Spirit and persecuting the prophets whom God sent—New Testament application of the same motif: God’s messengers rejected and God’s purposes frustrated by the people’s unbelief.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You bore with them for many years and admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets, yet they would not listen; you handed them over to the peoples of the lands.
  • You long bore with them and testified against them by your Spirit through your prophets; yet they would not listen, so you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
31 But in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.

Neh.9.31 - Details

Translation

But in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.

Original Text

וברחמיך הרבים לא־ עשיתם כלה ולא עזבתם כי אל־ חנון ורחום אתה׃

Morphology

  • וברחמיך: CONJ+PREP,NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • הרבים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • עשיתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • כלה: ADV
  • ולא: CONJ
  • עזבתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • אל: NEG
  • חנון: ADJ,m,sg
  • ורחום: CONJ+ADJ,m,sg
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg

Parallels

  • Exodus 34:6 (allusion): God described with the same key attributes—'merciful and gracious'—the foundational proclamation of God's character that Nehemiah invokes.
  • Deuteronomy 4:31 (thematic): Affirms that because the LORD is merciful he will not abandon or destroy Israel—parallel theme of divine mercy preventing total rejection.
  • Psalm 103:8 (verbal): Uses identical language ('The LORD is merciful and gracious') to summarize God's compassionate nature in the face of human sin.
  • Psalm 86:15 (verbal): Directly echoes the description 'gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love,' reinforcing the same covenantal mercy cited in Neh 9:31.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But in your great mercy you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
  • But in your abundant mercy you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love, do not overlook before you all the suffering that has come upon us—our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and all your people—from the days of the kings of Assyria until this day.

Neh.9.32 - Details

Translation

Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love, do not overlook before you all the suffering that has come upon us—our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and all your people—from the days of the kings of Assyria until this day.

Original Text

ועתה אלהינו האל הגדול הגבור והנורא שומר הברית והחסד אל־ ימעט לפניך את כל־ התלאה אשר־ מצאתנו למלכינו לשרינו ולכהנינו ולנביאנו ולאבתינו ולכל־ עמך מימי מלכי אשור עד היום הזה׃

Morphology

  • ועתה: CONJ
  • אלהינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:1,pl
  • האל: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • הגדול: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • הגבור: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • והנורא: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • שומר: PART,qal,ptcp,3,m,sg
  • הברית: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • והחסד: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אל: NEG
  • ימעט: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לפניך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • כל: DET
  • התלאה: NOUN,f,sg,abs,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • מצאתנו: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg,obj1pl
  • למלכינו: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,suff:1cp
  • לשרינו: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,suff:1cp
  • ולכהנינו: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,suff:1cp
  • ולנביאנו: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,suff:1cp
  • ולאבתינו: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,suff:1cp
  • ולכל: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עמך: NOUN,m,sg,suff-2m
  • מימי: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • מלכי: NOUN,pl,m,cons
  • אשור: NOUN,prop,m,sg
  • עד: PREP
  • היום: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg

Parallels

  • Nehemiah 1:5 (verbal): Nearly identical description and phrasing — God called 'the great and terrible/awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love' at the start of Nehemiah's opening prayer.
  • Daniel 9:4 (verbal): Daniel's confession uses the same formula ('O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love'), a close verbal parallel in a communal prayer of confession.
  • Deuteronomy 7:9 (thematic): Foundational OT statement that God is faithful, 'keeping covenant and steadfast love' with those who love him — the theological background for Nehemiah's appeal.
  • Exodus 34:6 (verbal): Divine self‑description ('The LORD, the LORD... merciful and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love') undergirds Nehemiah's emphasis on God's mercy and covenant‑keeping character.
  • Psalm 103:8 (thematic): Affirms God's merciful, gracious, slow‑to‑anger character ('The LORD is merciful and gracious...'), echoing the attributes invoked in Nehemiah's petition.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Now, our God, the great, mighty, and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love—do not let your mercy be withheld from us; do not forget all the hardship that has come upon us, upon our kings, our rulers, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until this day.
  • Now therefore our God, the great, the mighty, and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love, do not let all the hardship—the trouble that has come upon us, our kings, our rulers, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and all your people—be disregarded before you.
33 You are righteous in all that has come upon us; for you have acted faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.

Neh.9.33 - Details

Translation

You are righteous in all that has come upon us; for you have acted faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.

Original Text

ואתה צדיק על כל־ הבא עלינו כי־ אמת עשית ואנחנו הרשענו׃

Morphology

  • ואתה: CONJ+PRON,2,m,sg
  • צדיק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • על: PREP
  • כל: DET
  • הבא: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • עלינו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • אמת: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • עשית: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • ואנחנו: CONJ+PRON,1,pl
  • הרשענו: VERB,qal,perf,1,c,pl

Parallels

  • Dan.9.14 (verbal): Close verbal parallel — Daniel confesses that the Lord is righteous in all that has come upon Israel and that their sin/ disobedience is the cause (same structure and idea).
  • Deut.32.4 (thematic): Deuteronomy praises God's righteousness and faithfulness ('The Rock, his work is perfect; all his ways are justice'), providing the theological basis for admitting God's justice in Israel's suffering.
  • Ps.145.17 (verbal): Direct verbal echo — 'The LORD is righteous in all his ways,' mirroring Nehemiah’s assertion of God’s righteousness regarding what has come upon the people.
  • Ps.51.4 (thematic): Confessional parallel — the penitential speaker admits personal/communal guilt while affirming God's justice ('you are justified when you speak'), matching Nehemiah’s contrast between God's faithfulness and Israel's wickedness.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You are righteous in all that has come upon us; for you have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.
  • For you are righteous concerning all that has come upon us; for you have done right, but we have acted wickedly.
34 Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers did not keep your law; they paid no heed to your commandments and to the testimonies you gave them.

Neh.9.34 - Details

Translation

Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers did not keep your law; they paid no heed to your commandments and to the testimonies you gave them.

Original Text

ואת־ מלכינו שרינו כהנינו ואבתינו לא עשו תורתך ולא הקשיבו אל־ מצותיך ולעדותיך אשר העידת בהם׃

Morphology

  • ואת: CONJ
  • מלכינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs+1,pl
  • שרינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,1cp
  • כהנינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,1cp
  • ואבתינו: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs+1,pl
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • תורתך: NOUN,f,sg,cons+2ms
  • ולא: CONJ
  • הקשיבו: VERB,hiphil,imp,2,m,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • מצותיך: NOUN,f,pl,cons,2,m,sg
  • ולעדותיך: NOUN,f,pl,abs,2ms
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • העידת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • בהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Psalm 78:10 (verbal): Speaks of the people/fathers not keeping God's covenant or walking in his law, closely matching Neh 9:34's language about leaders and ancestors failing to keep the law.
  • Psalm 106:34-43 (thematic): A catalogue of Israel's corporate sins in which leaders and priests fail to keep God's statutes, leading to judgment—paralleling the communal confession against rulers and priests in Neh 9:34.
  • Ezekiel 22:26 (verbal): Accuses the priests of violating God's law and profaning holy things, echoing Neh 9:34's specific charge that priests did not do God's law or heed his commandments.
  • 2 Kings 17:7-8 (thematic): Describes Israel's failure to keep the commandments of the LORD under their leaders, a historical parallel to Neh 9:34's indictment of kings, princes, and priests.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:14-16 (structural): Lists rulers, priests, and people persisting in sin and rejecting God's messengers—structurally similar to Neh 9's communal confession that leaders and fathers disobeyed God's law.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Yet our kings, our rulers, our priests, and our fathers did not keep your law or pay attention to your commandments and the testimonies you gave them.
  • Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers did not keep your law nor heed your commandments and the warnings you testified against them.
35 In their rule, and by the great good that you gave them, and in the broad and fertile land that you set before them, they did not serve you and did not turn from their evil deeds.

Neh.9.35 - Details

Translation

In their rule, and by the great good that you gave them, and in the broad and fertile land that you set before them, they did not serve you and did not turn from their evil deeds.

Original Text

והם במלכותם ובטובך הרב אשר־ נתת להם ובארץ הרחבה והשמנה אשר־ נתת לפניהם לא עבדוך ולא־ שבו ממעלליהם הרעים׃

Morphology

  • והם: CONJ+PRON,3,m,pl
  • במלכותם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ובטובך: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
  • הרב: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • נתת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ובארץ: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,cs
  • הרחבה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • והשמנה: CONJ+ADJ,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • נתת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • לפניהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • עבדוך: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl+PRON,2,m,sg
  • ולא: CONJ
  • שבו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
  • ממעלליהם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • הרעים: ADJ,m,pl,def

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 8:7-14 (verbal): Describes the 'good and broad' land and abundance God gives and immediately warns Israel not to forget the LORD when they are satisfied—language and theme parallel Neh 9:35.
  • Psalm 78:32-37 (thematic): Recounts God's benefactions and Israel's persistent sin and failure to trust or serve him despite prosperity, closely echoing Nehemiah's charge of unfaithfulness amid blessing.
  • Psalm 106:13-15 (thematic): Speaks of Israel soon forgetting God's works and rebelling even after God gave them what they asked—parallels the motif of ingratitude and continued evil in Neh 9:35.
  • Jeremiah 2:7 (allusion): God reminds Israel that he brought them into 'a plentiful land' yet they 'defiled' it and did not return to him—an analogous complaint to Nehemiah's indictment of unfaithfulness in a given land of plenty.

Alternative generated candidates

  • In their rule and in the abundant good you gave them, and in the broad, fertile land you set before them, they did not serve you nor turn from their evil deeds.
  • In their kingship and in the abundance and goodness that you gave them, and in the broad and fertile land that you set before them, they did not serve you or turn from their evil deeds.
36 Behold, we are slaves today, and the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good—behold, we are servants in it.

Neh.9.36 - Details

Translation

Behold, we are slaves today, and the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good—behold, we are servants in it.

Original Text

הנה אנחנו היום עבדים והארץ אשר־ נתתה לאבתינו לאכל את־ פריה ואת־ טובה הנה אנחנו עבדים עליה׃

Morphology

  • הנה: PART
  • אנחנו: PRON,1,pl
  • היום: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • עבדים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • והארץ: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • נתתה: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • לאבתינו: NOUN,m,pl,poss,1,pl
  • לאכל: INF,qal
  • את: PRT,acc
  • פריה: NOUN,m,sg+PRON,3,f,sg
  • ואת: CONJ
  • טובה: ADJ,f,sg,abs
  • הנה: PART
  • אנחנו: PRON,1,pl
  • עבדים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • עליה: PREP,3,f,sg

Parallels

  • Psalm 106:44-45 (thematic): Describes Israel’s repeated sin, their deliverance into the hands of nations, and God’s dealings—parallels the confession that sin led to subjection and service to others.
  • Psalm 78:62-64 (thematic): Speaks of God giving the people over to the rage of the enemy and making them servants/objects of reproach—echoes Nehemiah’s claim that they are now servants in the land given to their fathers.
  • Deuteronomy 28:48 (thematic): Warns that if Israel does not serve the LORD they will ‘serve’ their enemies—provides covenantal background for understanding servitude as judgment for covenant failure.
  • Jeremiah 25:11 (thematic): Prophesies that the nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years; connects the idea of national subjection as punitive consequence (servitude) for Israel’s unfaithfulness.
  • Leviticus 25:23 (allusion): Affirms that the land belongs to God (not ultimately to the people); resonates with Nehemiah’s reference to ‘the land which you gave to our fathers’ and the dependent/subject status of the people.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Behold, we are slaves this day, and the land that you gave to our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness—behold, we are servants in it.
  • Behold, we are slaves today, and the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good—behold, we are slaves on it.
37 Its produce goes in abundance to the kings whom you have placed over us because of our sins; they exercise dominion over our bodies and over our cattle at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

Neh.9.37 - Details

Translation

Its produce goes in abundance to the kings whom you have placed over us because of our sins; they exercise dominion over our bodies and over our cattle at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

Original Text

ותבואתה מרבה למלכים אשר־ נתתה עלינו בחטאותינו ועל גויתינו משלים ובבהמתנו כרצונם ובצרה גדולה אנחנו׃

Morphology

  • ותבואתה: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • מרבה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • למלכים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • נתתה: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • עלינו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • בחטאותינו: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs+PRON,1,pl
  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • גויתינו: NOUN,f,pl,abs+PRON,1,pl
  • משלים: VERB,piel,ptc,3,m,pl
  • ובבהמתנו: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,1,pl
  • כרצונם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ובצרה: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • גדולה: ADJ,f,sg,abs
  • אנחנו: PRON,1,pl

Parallels

  • Psalm 106:40-43 (thematic): Confession that God's wrath burned against Israel and He handed them over to the nations/kings because of their sins—parallels Neh.9.37's theme of God giving Israel into the power of foreign rulers as punishment.
  • Deuteronomy 28:36, 64 (allusion): Part of the covenant curses: disobedience results in being delivered to foreign kings and scattered among the nations—background legal/theological basis for the fate described in Neh.9.37.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:17-20 (structural): Narrates God's judgment by bringing the king of Babylon against Judah and deporting the people for their sins, concretely paralleling Neh.9.37's description of subjection to kings as punishment.
  • 2 Kings 24:2-4 (structural): Describes Judah's defeat and subjection to Nebuchadnezzar (being given into the hand of a foreign king)—a historical instance of the fate Neh.9.37 attributes to divine judgment.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Its produce is given to the kings whom you set over us because of our sins; they rule over our bodies and our livestock at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
  • Its yield has been paid to the kings whom you set over us because of our sins; they rule over our bodies and our livestock at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

On the twenty-fourth day of this month the people of Israel assembled, fasting, wearing sackcloth, and with dust upon them.

They separated themselves—the people of Israel—from all the peoples of the land, and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.

They stood in their place and read from the book of the law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day; and for another quarter they confessed and worshiped the LORD their God.

Then the Levites rose up on the steps—Jeshua and the sons of Kadmiel, Shebaniah, the sons of Harviah, the sons of Kunnani—and they cried out with a loud voice to the LORD their God. And the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel and the sons of Hoshbani, Sherebiah and Shebanyah, Pethahiah—said, “Rise, bless the LORD your God, from everlasting to everlasting. Let his glorious name be blessed; exalted above all blessing and praise is his name.”

It is you, O LORD, alone. You made the heavens—the heavens of heavens—and all their host; the earth and all that is on it; the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all, and the host of heaven bows before you.

You are the LORD God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham.

You found his heart faithful before you and cut a covenant with him to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite; you fulfilled your words, for you are righteous.

You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea.

You made signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew that they had dealt proudly against them; and you made a name for yourself as this day.

The sea divided before them, and they passed through the sea on dry ground; you cast their pursuers into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.

By a pillar of cloud you led them by day, and by a pillar of fire by night to give them light for the way in which they should go.

You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven; you gave them just ordinances, true laws, statutes and commandments that are right and good.

You made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded statutes, laws, and a teaching by the hand of your servant Moses.

You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger and brought forth water from the rock for their thirst; and you told them to go in and possess the land that you had sworn to give them. But they and our fathers acted proudly, hardened their necks, and would not obey your commandments.

They refused to listen and did not remember your wonders that you had done among them; they hardened their necks and appointed a leader to return to bondage. Yet you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and you did not abandon them.

Even after they made for themselves a molded calf and said, ‘This is your god who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and committed great blasphemies,

in your great mercy you did not forsake them in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud did not depart from them by day to lead them on the way, nor the pillar of fire by night to give them light for the way in which they should go.

You gave them your good Spirit to instruct them; you did not withhold your manna from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst.

For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; their garments did not wear out, and their feet did not swell.

You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted them for an inheritance; they took possession of the land of Sihon and the land of King Hesbon and the land of Og, king of Bashan.

You multiplied their children like the stars of heaven and brought them into the land that you had told their fathers to enter and possess. So the children went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land and gave them into their hands along with their kings and peoples, that they might do with them as they pleased.

They captured fortified cities and a fertile land; they inherited houses full of all good things, cisterns, vineyards, oliveyards, and a variety of fruit trees. They ate and were satisfied; they became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness. But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they cast your law behind their backs and killed your prophets who testified to them, bringing them back to you, and they committed great abominations. So you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who oppressed them; in their distress they cried to you, and you heard from heaven; in your abundant mercies you gave them deliverers who saved them from the hand of their enemies.

Yet when they had rest they again did evil before you; so you abandoned them into the hand of their foes, who oppressed them. Then they returned and cried to you, and you heard from heaven and rescued them many times in your great compassion.

You warned them to return to your law, yet they acted proudly and would not obey your commandments; they sinned against your ordinances—those a man might keep—and set their shoulders to resist, stiffened their necks, and would not listen. So you bore with them for many years and admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets; yet they would not listen, and you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands. But in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God. Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love, do not overlook before you all the suffering that has come upon us—our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and all your people—from the days of the kings of Assyria until this day.

You are righteous in all that has come upon us; for you have acted faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.

Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers did not keep your law; they paid no heed to your commandments and to the testimonies you gave them.

In their rule, and by the great good that you gave them, and in the broad and fertile land that you set before them, they did not serve you and did not turn from their evil deeds.

Behold, we are slaves today, and the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good—behold, we are servants in it.

Its produce goes in abundance to the kings whom you have placed over us because of our sins; they exercise dominion over our bodies and over our cattle at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.