Nehemiah 8:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Nehemiah the governor,  Ezra the priest and scribe,  and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, ‘This day  is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.’  For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the law.

Cross References

Nehemiah 7:70

Some of the family heads contributed to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins,  50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury.

Nehemiah 7:65

The governor  ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.

Deuteronomy 12:12

You will rejoice  before the Lord your God #– #you, your sons and daughters, your male and female slaves, and the Levite who is within your city gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

Nehemiah 8:2

On the first day of the seventh month,  the priest Ezra  brought the law  before the assembly of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding.

Deuteronomy 16:11

Rejoice  before the Lord your God in the place where he chooses to have his name dwell #– #you, your son and daughter, your male and female slave, the Levite within your city gates, as well as the resident foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow among you.

Isaiah 61:3

to provide for those who mourn in Zion; to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, festive oil instead of mourning, and splendid clothes instead of despair. And they will be called righteous trees, planted by the  Lord to glorify him.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;

Ezra 2:63

The governor  ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.

Deuteronomy 12:7

You will eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice with your household in everything you do,  because the Lord your God has blessed you.

Leviticus 23:24

‘Tell the Israelites: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you are to have a day of complete rest, commemoration, and trumpet blasts   #– #a sacred assembly.

Romans 7:9

Once I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life again

Romans 3:20

For no one will be justified  in his sight by the works of the law,  because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.

Malachi 2:13

This is another thing you do. You are covering the Lord’s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning,  because he no longer respects your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you  from serving as my priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your sons.

Nehemiah 12:26

These served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor  and Ezra the priest and scribe.

Nehemiah 10:1

Those whose seals were on the document were the governor Nehemiah  son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

Ezra 7:11

This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in matters of the Lord’s commands and statutes for Israel:

2 Chronicles 35:3

He said to the Levites who taught all Israel  the holy things of the Lord, ‘Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. Since you do not have to carry it on your shoulders,  now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel.

2 Chronicles 34:21

‘Go and enquire of the Lord for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah, concerning the words of the book that was found. For great is the Lord’s wrath that is poured out on us  because our ancestors have not kept the word of the Lord in order to do everything written in this book.’

2 Chronicles 34:19

When the king heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.

2 Chronicles 30:22

Then Hezekiah encouraged  , all the Levites who performed skilfully before the Lord. They ate at the appointed festival for seven days, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 15:3

For many years Israel has been without the true God,  without a teaching priest, and without instruction,

2 Kings 22:19

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the Lord   when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse,  and because you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I myself have heard” #– #this is the Lord’s declaration.

2 Kings 22:11

When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

Deuteronomy 26:14

I have not eaten any of it while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead.  I have obeyed the Lord my God; I have done all you commanded me.

James 4:9

Be miserable and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.