Nehemiah 9:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 9:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 9:21 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 9:21 — KJV
“Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.”
— Nehemiah 9:21 (KJV)
Nehemiah 9:21 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 9:21
“For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:21: yea, forty, years
“And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:21: yea, forty, years
“Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:21: yea, forty, years
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:21: yea, forty, years
“And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:21: yea, forty, years
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