Nehemiah 5:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 5:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 5:12 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 5:12 — KJV
“Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.”
— Nehemiah 5:12 (KJV)
Nehemiah 5:12 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 5:12
“Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:12: then, priests, should
“Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover. lamb: or, kid”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:12: then, called, according
“If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:12: then, nothing, should
“Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:12: then, restore, took
“Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. Ebenezer: that is, The stone of help”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:12: then, called, took
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