Nehemiah 8:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 8:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 8:10 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is p..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 8:10 — KJV
“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
— Nehemiah 8:10 (KJV)
Nehemiah 8:10 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 8:10
“When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:10: then, eat, drink
“I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:10: then, eat, fat
“Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:10: then, way, eat
“And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:10: way, fat, send
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:10: eat, drink, day
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