Nehemiah 5:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 5:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 5:9 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heath..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 5:9 — KJV
“Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?”
— Nehemiah 5:9 (KJV)
Nehemiah 5:9 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 5:9
“And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:9: ought, fear, god
“And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:9: also, ought, walk
“And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. to turn...: Heb. revolt against the LORD”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:9: ought, walk, god
“And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:9: ought, fear, god
“But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 5:9: ought, god, because
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