Ezra 8:31
Ezra · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.”Ezra 8:31
What Does Ezra 8:31 Mean?
Ezra 8:31 is found in the book of Ezra, chapter 8, verse 31 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Ezra 8:31 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 121:8“The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.”Ezra 7:6“This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.”Ezra 8:23“So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.”Ezra 8:15“And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.”Isaiah 66:14“And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.”Ezra 7:9“For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.”Ezra 8:21“Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.”Psalms 137:1“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.”Isaiah 41:10“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”Acts 26:22“Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:”Ezra 7:28“And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.”Psalms 91:9“Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;”Hosea 6:9“And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.”Acts 20:3“And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.”Job 5:19“He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.”Acts 25:3“And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.”
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