Nehemiah 1:2
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.”Nehemiah 1:2
What Does Nehemiah 1:2 Mean?
Nehemiah 1:2 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 1, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Nehemiah 1:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Nehemiah 7:2“That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.”Jeremiah 51:50“Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.”Deuteronomy 9:19“For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.”Ezekiel 6:9“And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.”Ezra 9:8“And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.”Ezra 9:14“Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?”Psalms 122:6“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.”Psalms 137:5“If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.”Jeremiah 44:14“So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.”Ezekiel 7:16“But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.”Ezekiel 24:26“That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?”Isaiah 30:17“One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.”
People & Places
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