Nehemiah 12:43

New American Bible - revised edition

Great sacrifices were offered on that day, and they rejoiced, for God had given them cause for great rejoicing. The women and the children joined in, and the rejoicing at Jerusalem could be heard from far off.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:13

All Judah was standing before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

2 Chronicles 20:27

Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had given them joy over their enemies.

2 Chronicles 7:10

On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he dismissed the people to their tents, rejoicing and glad of heart because of all the blessings the Lord had given to David, to Solomon, and to his people Israel.

Ezra 3:13

No one could distinguish the sound of the joyful shouting from the sound of those who were weeping; for the people raised a mighty clamor which was heard far away.

Nehemiah 12:27

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out wherever they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate a joyful dedication with thanksgiving hymns and the music of cymbals, harps, and lyres.

Nehemiah 12:42

and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers were heard under the leadership of Jezrahiah.

Job 34:29

If he is silent, who then can condemn? If he hides his face, who then can behold him, whether nation or individual?

Psalm 27:6

Even now my head is held high above my enemies on every side! I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and chant praise to the Lord.

Psalm 28:7

The Lord is my strength and my shield, in whom my heart trusts. I am helped, so my heart rejoices; with my song I praise him.

Psalm 9:2

I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous deeds.

Psalm 92:4

With the ten-stringed harp, with melody upon the lyre.

Isaiah 61:3

to place on those who mourn in Zion a diadem instead of ashes, To give them oil of gladness instead of mourning, a glorious mantle instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of justice, the planting of the Lord to show his glory.

Jeremiah 31:13

Then young women shall make merry and dance, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, I will show them compassion and have them rejoice after their sorrows.

Jeremiah 33:11

the song of joy, the song of gladness, the song of the bridegroom, the song of the bride, the song of those bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord: “Give thanks to the Lord of hosts, for the Lord is good; God’s love endures forever.” For I will restore the fortunes of this land as they were in the beginning, says the Lord.

Numbers 10:10

And when you rejoice on your festivals, and your new-moon feasts, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and your communion sacrifices, so that this serves as a reminder of you before your God. I, the Lord, am your God. Departure from Sinai.

Matthew 21:15

When the chief priests and the scribes saw the wondrous things he was doing, and the children crying out in the temple area, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant

Matthew 21:9

The crowds preceding him and those following kept crying out and saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest.”

John 16:22

So you also are now in anguish. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

Ephesians 5:19

addressing one another [in] psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and playing to the Lord in your hearts,

James 5:13

Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praise.

1 Samuel 4:5

When the ark of the Lord arrived in the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the earth shook.