Nehemiah 5:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 5:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 5:6 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 5:6 — KJV
“And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.”
— Nehemiah 5:6 (KJV)
Nehemiah 5:6 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 5:6
“And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:6: heard, cry, words
“But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:6: very, heard, these
“And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. abominable...: Heb. abominations”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:6: heard, these, words
“The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:6: heard, cry, words
“So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.”
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