Nehemiah 5:2
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.”Nehemiah 5:2
What Does Nehemiah 5:2 Mean?
Nehemiah 5:2 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 5, 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 5:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Kings 4:1“Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.”Genesis 47:19“Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.”Psalms 15:5“He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.”Psalms 128:2“For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.”Malachi 2:2“If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.”Genesis 41:57“And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.”Genesis 42:2“And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.”Genesis 43:8“And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.”Exodus 22:25“If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.”Deuteronomy 28:32“Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand:”Job 29:12“Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.”Psalms 127:3“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”
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