Nehemiah 9:36
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 9:36 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 9:36 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the go..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 9:36 — KJV
“Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:”
— Nehemiah 9:36 (KJV)
Nehemiah 9:36 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 9:36
“And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. a plentiful...: or, the land of Carmel”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:36: land, eat, fruit
“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely...: Heb. dying thou shalt die”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:36: day, eat, thereof
“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:36: day, eat, thereof
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:36: eat, fruit, thereof
“And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:36: behold, servants, day
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