Nehemiah 1:7

Translations

Modern

We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.

Traditional

We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.

Literal

We have acted very corruptly against You, and we have not kept the commandments, and the statutes, and the ordinances that You commanded Moses Your servant.

Latin

…vanitate seducti sumus, et non custodivimus mandatum tuum, et cæremonias, et judicia quæ præcepisti Moysi famulo tuo.

Original

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English

We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.

Notes

Nehemiah 1:5–11

Nehemiah’s prayer includes:

Praise (Nehemiah 1:5)
Confession (Nehemiah 1:6–7)
Remembering God’s promises (Nehemiah 1:8–9)
A request (Nehemiah 1:10–11)

Nehemiah understood that Israel’s situation was not due to God failing His covenant of unfailing love. Instead, Israel’s ongoing sin led to the punishments described in the covenant.

Nehemiah 1:1–2:20

When Nehemiah heard about Jerusalem's ruins, he prayed for God's help (Nehemiah 1:1–11) and asked the king to send him to Jerusalem (2:1–8). Upon arrival, he urged the people to rebuild the city's wall (Nehemiah 2:11–20).

Theme notes and profiles

Nehemiah Community Identity God Works through Prayer Jerusalem Rebuilding of Jerusalem

Related verses

Daniel 9:5–6
…we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.
Daniel 9:11
All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.
Daniel 9:13
Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth.
Psalm 106:6
We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
Psalm 119:5–8
Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
Deuteronomy 4:5
See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.
Deuteronomy 6:1
These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess,
2 Chronicles 27:2
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.
Deuteronomy 5:1
Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully.
Ezra 7:6
…this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.
Zephaniah 3:7
I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.
Leviticus 27:34
These are the commandments that the LORD gave to Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.

Parallels

Deuteronomy 30:1–10

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Glossary

Book of Nehemiah Nehemiah (Person) Postexilic Period Susa

Topics

Confession of Sin: Nehemiah Country: Love of Intercession: Additional Instances of Nehemiah, in Behalf of Judah and Jerusalem Intercessory Prayer: Nehemiah Law: (Contained in the Books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy): Divine Authority For Nation: Lamented Prayer: Accompanied With: Confession Prayer: Confession In Repentance: Exemplified Sin: Confession of

Nehemiah 1:7

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