Nehemiah 2:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 2:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 2:20 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 2:20 — KJV
“Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.”
— Nehemiah 2:20 (KJV)
Nehemiah 2:20 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 2:20
“And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:20: answered, god, therefore
“Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD'S tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:20: then, god, build
“And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. by prophets: Heb. by the hand of prophets”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:20: answered, god, therefore
“Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:20: then, heaven, servants
“And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 2:20: then, answered, god
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