Nehemiah 8:9King James Bible with Strong NumbersH5166And NehemiahH8660, which is the TirshathaH5830, and EzraH3548the priestH5608the scribe[H8802] H3881, and the LevitesH995that taught[H8688] H5971the peopleH559, said[H8799] H5971unto all the peopleH3117, This dayH6918is holyH3068unto the LORDH430your GodH56; mourn[H8691] H1058not, nor weep[H8799] H5971. For all the peopleH1058wept[H8802] H8085, when they heard[H8800] H1697the wordsH8451of the law. See the chapter |
H8055And thou shalt rejoice[H8804] H6440beforeH3068the LORDH430thy GodH1121, thou, and thy sonH1323, and thy daughterH5650, and thy manservantH519, and thy maidservantH3881, and the LeviteH8179that is within thy gatesH1616, and the strangerH3490, and the fatherlessH490, and the widowH7130, that are amongH4725you, in the placeH3068which the LORDH430thy GodH977hath chosen[H8799] H7931to place[H8763] H8034his name there.
H7760To appoint[H8800] H57unto them that mournH6726in ZionH5414, to give[H8800] H6287unto them beautyH665for ashesH8081, the oilH8342of joyH60for mourningH4594, the garmentH8416of praiseH7307for the spiritH3544of heavinessH7121; that they might be called[H8795] H352treesH6664of righteousnessH4302, the plantingH3068of the LORDH6286, that he might be glorified[H8692] .
H5971My peopleH1820are destroyed[H8738] H1847for lack of knowledgeH3988: because thou hast rejected[H8804] H1847knowledgeH3988, I will also reject[H8799] H3547thee, that thou shalt be no priest[H8763] H7911to me: seeing thou hast forgotten[H8799] H8451the lawH430of thy GodH7911, I will also forget[H8799] H1121thy children.
H559And said[H8799] H3881unto the LevitesH995that taught[H8688] [H8675] H4000 H3478all IsraelH6918, which were holyH3068unto the LORDH5414, Put[H8798] H6944the holyH727arkH1004in the houseH8010which SolomonH1121the sonH1732of DavidH4428kingH3478of IsraelH1129did build[H8804] H4853; it shall not be a burdenH3802upon your shouldersH5647: serve[H8798] H3068now the LORDH430your GodH5971, and his peopleH3478Israel,
H3212Go[H8798] H1875, enquire[H8798] H3068of the LORDH7604for me, and for them that are left[H8737] H3478in IsraelH3063and in JudahH1697, concerning the wordsH5612of the bookH4672that is found[H8738] H1419: for greatH2534is the wrathH3068of the LORDH5413that is poured out[H8738] H1upon us, because our fathersH8104have not kept[H8804] H1697the wordH3068of the LORDH6213, to do[H8800] H3789after all that is written[H8803] H5612in this book.
H3169And HezekiahH1696spake[H8762] H3820comfortablyH3881unto all the LevitesH7919that taught[H8688] H2896the goodH7922knowledgeH3068of the LORDH398: and they did eat[H8799] H4150throughout the feastH7651sevenH3117daysH2076, offering[H8764] H8002peaceH2077offeringsH3034, and making confession[H8693] H3068to the LORDH430GodH1of their fathers.
H3824Because thine heartH7401was tender[H8804] H3665, and thou hast humbled[H8735] H6440thyself beforeH3068the LORDH8085, when thou heardest[H8800] H1696what I spake[H8765] H4725against this placeH3427, and against the inhabitants[H8802] H8047thereof, that they should become a desolationH7045and a curseH7167, and hast rent[H8799] H899thy clothesH1058, and wept[H8799] H6440beforeH8085me; I also have heard[H8804] H5002thee, saith[H8803] H3068the LORD.
H398I have not eaten[H8804] H205thereof in my mourningH1197, neither have I taken away[H8765] H2931ought thereof for any uncleanH5414use, nor given[H8804] H4191ought thereof for the dead[H8801] H8085: but I have hearkened[H8804] H6963to the voiceH3068of the LORDH430my GodH6213, and have done[H8804] H6680according to all that thou hast commanded[H8765] me.