Nehemiah 1:4
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,”Nehemiah 1:4
What Does Nehemiah 1:4 Mean?
Nehemiah 1:4 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 1, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Nehemiah 1:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Daniel 9:3“And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:”Matthew 6:16“Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”Psalms 137:1“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.”Ezra 10:1“Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.”Nehemiah 2:4“Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.”Daniel 10:2“In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.”Job 2:13“So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.”Psalms 69:9“For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.”Psalms 102:13“Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.”Zephaniah 3:18“I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.”Ezra 9:3“And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.”Daniel 2:18“That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.”Jonah 1:9“And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.”Romans 12:15“Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.”2 Kings 22:19“Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.”Ezra 5:11“And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.”Psalms 136:26“O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.”1 Samuel 4:17“And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.”Isaiah 38:3“And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.”Revelation 16:11“And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.”
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