Nehemiah 1:8

Translations

Modern

Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,

Traditional

Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:

Literal

Remember, please, the word that You commanded Moses Your servant, saying, ‘You are unfaithful—I will scatter you among the nations;

Latin

Memento verbi quod mandasti Moysi servo tuo, dicens: Cum transgressi fueritis, ego dispergam vos in populos:

Original

Hebrew

English

Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,

Notes

Nehemiah 1:8–9

Nehemiah remembers God's curse on sin and his promise to restore (Deuteronomy 4:25–31; 30:1–5).
The place...for My Name was Jerusalem.

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 God Works through Prayer Jerusalem Nehemiah’s Confidence in God

Related verses

Deuteronomy 28:64
Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
Deuteronomy 4:25–27
After you have children and grandchildren and you have been in the land a long time, if you then act corruptly and make an idol of any form—doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God and provoking Him to anger—
Leviticus 26:33–46
But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
1 Kings 9:6–7
But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
Deuteronomy 32:26–28
I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,
Luke 1:72
…to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
Psalm 119:49
Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.

Parallels

Deuteronomy 30:1–10

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Glossary

Book of Nehemiah Nehemiah (Person) Postexilic Period Susa

Topics

Afflictions Made Beneficial in Turning Us to God Country: Love of Faith: Exemplified Intercession: Additional Instances of Nehemiah, in Behalf of Judah and Jerusalem Intercessory Prayer: Nehemiah Nation: Lamented Prayer: Pleas offered In Sin: Confession of

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