Nehemiah 13:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 13:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 13:15 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as al..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 13:15 — KJV
“In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.”
— Nehemiah 13:15 (KJV)
Nehemiah 13:15 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 13:15
“Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths. pleasant: or, desirable”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:15: days, saw, sabbath
“And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:15: those, days, into
“In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:15: those, days, judah
“And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; governor: or, deputy”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:15: those, also, brought
“The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:15: days, saw, judah
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