Nehemiah 8:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 8:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 8:2 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understa..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 8:2 — KJV
“And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. that...: Heb. that understood in hearing”
— Nehemiah 8:2 (KJV)
Nehemiah 8:2 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 8:2
“Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. wept...: Heb. wept a great weeping”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:2: ezra, before, congregation
“And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:2: brought, both, men
“And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:2: brought, both, men
“And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: of the first...: Heb. a son of his year”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:2: priest, congregation, first
“Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. of the jubile: Heb. loud of sound”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:2: men, day, seventh
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