Nehemiah 6:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 6:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 6:9 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 6:9 — KJV
“For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.”
— Nehemiah 6:9 (KJV)
Nehemiah 6:9 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 6:9
“Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 6:9: made, hands, done
“And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 6:9: made, hands, work
“Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. that thou...: Heb. if thou shalt lie unto me”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 6:9: done, now, therefore
“And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us? failed...: Heb. went forth”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 6:9: afraid, saying, done
“My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 6:9: made, saying, now
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