Nehemiah 8:12

Bible in Basic English 1965

And all the people went away to take food and drink, and to send food to others, and to be glad, because the words which were said to them had been made clear.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:22

And with great joy they made a feast before the Lord that day. And they made Solomon, the son of David, king a second time, putting the holy oil on him to make him holy to the Lord as ruler, and on Zadok as priest.

Nehemiah 8:10

Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is your strong place.

Nehemiah 8:11

So the Levites made all the people quiet, saying, Be quiet, for the day is holy; and do not give way to grief.

Nehemiah 8:13

And on the second day the heads of families of all the people and the priests and the Levites came together to Ezra the scribe, to give attention to the words of the law.

Esther 9:22

As days on which the Jews had rest from their haters, and the month which for them was turned from sorrow to joy, and from weeping to a good day: and that they were to keep them as days of feasting and joy, of sending offerings to one another and good things to the poor.

Job 23:12

I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.

Psalm 119:111

I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.

Psalm 119:127

For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.

Psalm 119:130

The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.

Psalm 119:14

I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.

Psalm 119:16

I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.

Psalm 119:171

Let my lips be flowing with praise, because you have given me knowledge of your rules.

Psalm 119:174

All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.

Psalm 119:72

The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

Psalm 119:97

MEM O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day.

Jeremiah 15:16

But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.

Luke 24:32

And they said to one another, Were not our hearts burning in us while he was talking to us on the way, making clear to us the holy Writings?

Romans 7:18

For I am conscious that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is nothing good: I have the mind but not the power to do what is right.

Revelation 11:10

And those who are on the earth will have pleasure and delight over them; and they will send offerings one to another because these two prophets gave great trouble to all on the earth.