Nehemiah 1:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 1:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 1:4 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and praye..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 1:4 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Nehemiah 1:4 in Context — About the Book of Nehemiah
Nehemiah is the Bible's project-management masterclass soaked in prayer. A royal cupbearer hears Jerusalem's walls are rubble, weeps, fasts, prays — then rebuilds them in fifty-two days despite ridicule and threats. Every chapter shows prayer and practical action working as one.
Cross-References for Nehemiah 1:4
“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:4: came, sat, wept
“And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:4: came, pass, heard
“For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:4: heard, days, before
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. flat: Heb. under it”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:4: came, pass, heard
“And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:4: came, pass, down
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