Nehemiah 1:6
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.”Nehemiah 1:6
What Does Nehemiah 1:6 Mean?
Nehemiah 1:6 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 1, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Prayer.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Nehemiah 1:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 John 1:9“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”Nehemiah 1:11“O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.”Daniel 9:20“And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;”Daniel 9:4“And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;”Psalms 34:15“The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.”Psalms 102:17“He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.”Psalms 106:6“We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.”Daniel 9:17“Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.”2 Chronicles 6:40“Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.”2 Chronicles 7:15“Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.”2 Chronicles 29:6“For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs.”Isaiah 6:5“Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.”Psalms 130:2“Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.”Luke 18:7“And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?”1 Kings 8:29“That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.”Lamentations 3:39“Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?”Lamentations 5:7“Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.”2 Timothy 1:3“I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;”1 Kings 8:28“Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:”1 Kings 8:47“Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;”
People & Places
Israel
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