Nehemiah 1:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 1:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 1:9 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 1:9 — KJV
“But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.”
— Nehemiah 1:9 (KJV)
Nehemiah 1:9 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 1:9
“When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them; toward...: or, in this place”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:9: turn, heaven, yet
“If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:9: part, heaven, gather
“When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:9: turn, heaven, place
“But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:9: turn, keep, commandments
“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 1:9: turn, keep, commandments
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