Nehemiah 8:6
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.”Nehemiah 8:6
What Does Nehemiah 8:6 Mean?
Nehemiah 8:6 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 8, 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.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Nehemiah 8:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Timothy 2:8“I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”Lamentations 3:41“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.”Exodus 4:31“And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.”1 Chronicles 16:36“Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.”2 Chronicles 20:18“And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.”Revelation 7:11“And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,”Genesis 24:26“And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.”Nehemiah 5:13“Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.”Psalms 134:2“Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.”1 Corinthians 14:16“Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?”Revelation 19:4“And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.”Exodus 12:27“That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.”Leviticus 9:24“And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.”1 Chronicles 29:20“And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.”Psalms 72:18“Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.”Genesis 14:22“And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,”2 Chronicles 6:4“And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,”2 Chronicles 29:30“Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.”Psalms 28:2“Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.”Psalms 41:13“Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.”
People & Places
EzraGod
Study Nehemiah 8:6 in the ScriptureVerse app
Every verse in the app has a study sheet with its cross-references (OpenBible.info's 344,799) and commentary, and an AI Bible Teacher that shows the verses behind its answers. Coming to iPhone on February 10, 2027.
Join the waitlist