Nehemiah 8:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 8:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 8:8 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 8:8 — KJV
“So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.”
— Nehemiah 8:8 (KJV)
Nehemiah 8:8 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 8:8
“And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:8: read, book, law
“How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:8: read, law, god
“How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:8: read, law, god
“And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law. from...: Heb. from the light”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:8: read, book, law
“Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner. a solemn...: Heb. a restraint”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 8:8: read, book, law
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