Nehemiah 8:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher, and the Levites who were teaching the people spoke. They said, “Today is a special day to the Lord your God. Don’t be sad and cry.” They said that because all the people had begun to cry as they were listening to the messages of God in the law.

Cross References

Nehemiah 7:70

Some of the family leaders gave money to support the work. The governor gave 19 pounds of gold to the treasury. He also gave 50 bowls and 530 pieces of clothing for the priests.

Nehemiah 7:65

The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most holy food until a priest could use the Urim and Thummim to ask God what to do.

Deuteronomy 12:12

Come to that place with all your people—your children, all your servants, and the Levites living in your towns. (These Levites will not have a share of the land for their own.) Enjoy yourselves together there with the Lord your God.

Nehemiah 8:2

So Ezra the priest brought the law before those who had met together. This was on the first day of the month. It was the seventh month of the year. Men, women, and anyone old enough to listen and understand were at the meeting.

Deuteronomy 16:11

Go to the place the Lord will choose to be the home for his name. You and your people should enjoy yourselves together there with the Lord your God. Take all your people with you—your sons, your daughters, and all your servants. And take the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows living in your towns.

Isaiah 61:3

those in Zion who mourn. I will take away the ashes on their head, and I will give them a crown. I will take away their sadness, and I will give them the oil of happiness. I will take away their sorrow, and I will give them celebration clothes. He sent me to name them ‘Good Trees’ and ‘The Lord’s Wonderful Plant.’

Ecclesiastes 3:4

There is a time to cry and a time to laugh. There is a time to be sad and a time to dance with joy.

Ezra 2:63

The governor ordered them not to eat any of the holy food until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim to ask God what to do.

Deuteronomy 12:7

You and your families will eat together at that place, and the Lord your God will be there with you. You will enjoy sharing the things you worked for there. You will remember that the Lord your God blessed you and gave you these good things.

Leviticus 23:24

“Tell the Israelites: On the first day of the seventh month, you must have a special day of rest. Blow the trumpet to remind the people that this is a holy meeting.

Romans 7:9

Before I knew the law, I was alive. But when I heard the law’s command, sin began to live,

Romans 3:20

because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.

Malachi 2:13

You can cry and cover the Lord’s altar with tears, but the Lord will not accept your gifts. He will not be pleased with the things you bring to him.

Hosea 4:6

“My people are destroyed because they have no knowledge. You priests have refused to learn, so I will refuse to let you be priests for me. You have forgotten the law of your God, so I will forget your children.

Nehemiah 12:26

They served in the days of Joiakim. Joiakim was the son of Jeshua, who was the son of Jozadak. And the gatekeepers also served in the days of Nehemiah the governor and in the days of Ezra the priest and teacher.

Nehemiah 10:1

These are the names on the sealed agreement: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah. Zedekiah,

Ezra 7:11

Ezra was a priest and teacher. He knew much about the commands and laws the Lord gave Israel. This is a copy of the letter King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the teacher:

2 Chronicles 35:3

He spoke to the Levites who taught the Israelites and who were made holy for service to the Lord. He said to the Levites, “Put the Holy Box in the Temple that Solomon built. Solomon was David’s son. David was king of Israel. Don’t carry the Holy Box from place to place on your shoulders again. Now serve the Lord your God and his people, the Israelites.

2 Chronicles 34:21

The king said, “Go, ask the Lord for me and for the people who are left in Israel and in Judah. Ask about the words in the book that was found. The Lord is very angry with us because our ancestors did not obey the Lord’s word. They did not do everything this book says to do.”

2 Chronicles 34:19

When King Josiah heard the words of the law being read, he tore his clothes.

2 Chronicles 30:22

King Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who understood very well how to do the service of the Lord. The people celebrated the festival for seven days and offered fellowship offerings. They gave thanks and praise to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 15:3

For a long time Israel was without the true God. And they were without a teaching priest, and without the law.

2 Kings 22:11

When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes to show he was sad and upset.

Deuteronomy 26:14

I have not eaten this food when I was sad. I was not unclean when I collected this food. I have not offered any of this food for dead people. I have obeyed you, Lord my God. I have done everything you commanded me.

James 4:9

Be sad, be sorry, and cry! Change your laughter into crying. Change your joy into sadness.