Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Nehemiah 5:1 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Nehemiah 5:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Nehemiah chapter 5 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
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“And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.”
Nehemiah 5:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Nehemiah 5:1
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.This verse within Nehemiah 5 addresses themes of justice, integrity, selfless leadership, economic reform. Internal crisis threatens to destroy what external opposition could not—economic exploitation requiring bold reforming leadership. This passage demonstrates biblical principles applicable across both testaments—God's sovereignty combined with human responsibility, faith expressed through obedient action, and the necessity of both individual and corporate commitment to covenant faithfulness. Nehemiah...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Nehemiah 5:1
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“and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice”
“one of your brothers”
“the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields”
“and the furrows of it weep together;”
“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.,And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;, וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה רָאֹה רָאִיתִי אֶת־עֳנִי עַמִּי אֲשֶׁר בְּמִצְרָיִם וְאֶת־צַעֲקָתָם שָׁמַעְתִּי מִפְּנֵי נֹגְשָׂיו כִּי יָדַעְתִּי אֶת־מַכְאֹבָיו׃ ,And the LORD said: I have surely seen the affliction of My people that are in Egypt”
“who are crying out to him day and night”
“So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him”
“and that before unbelievers!”