Nehemiah 8:9

New American Bible - revised edition

Then Nehemiah, that is, the governor, and Ezra the priest-scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all the people: “Today is holy to the Lord your God. Do not lament, do not weep!”—for all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the law.

Cross References

2 Kings 22:11

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

2 Kings 22:19

because you were heartsick and have humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I have spoken concerning this place and its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse; and because you tore your garments and wept before me, I in turn have heard, oracle of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 15:3

For a long time Israel was without a true God, without a priest-teacher, without instruction,

2 Chronicles 30:22

Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who had shown themselves well skilled in the service of the Lord. And when they had completed the seven days of festival, sacrificing communion offerings and singing praises to the Lord, the God of their ancestors,

2 Chronicles 34:19

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

2 Chronicles 34:21

“Go, consult the Lord for me and for those who are left in Israel and Judah, about the words of the book that has been found, for the anger of the Lord burns furiously against us, because our ancestors did not keep the word of the Lord and have not done all that is written in this book.”

2 Chronicles 35:3

He said to the Levites who were to instruct all Israel, and who were consecrated to the Lord: “Put the holy ark in the house built by Solomon, son of David, king of Israel. It shall no longer be a burden on your shoulders. Serve now the Lord, your God, and his people Israel.

Ezra 2:63

The governor ordered them not to partake of the most holy foods until there should be a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

Ezra 7:11

This is a copy of the rescript which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest-scribe, the scribe versed in matters concerning the Lord’s commandments and statutes for Israel:

Nehemiah 10:1

In view of all this, we are entering into a firm pact, which we are putting into writing. On the sealed document appear the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests.

Nehemiah 12:26

All these lived in the time of Joiakim, son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak (and in the time of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest-scribe). Dedication of the Wall.

Nehemiah 7:65

and the governor ordered them not to partake of the most holy foods until there should be a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

Nehemiah 7:70

Some of the heads of ancestral houses contributed to the treasury for the temple service: twenty thousand drachmas of gold and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.

Nehemiah 8:2

On the first day of the seventh month, therefore, Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, which consisted of men, women, and those children old enough to understand.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

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.

Hosea 4:6

My people are ruined for lack of knowledge! Since 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 children.

Leviticus 23:24

Tell the Israelites: On the first day of the seventh month you will have a sabbath rest, with trumpet blasts as a reminder, a declared holy day;

Malachi 2:13

This also you do: the altar of the Lord you cover with tears, weeping, and groaning, Because the Lord no longer takes note of your offering or accepts it favorably from your hand.

Romans 3:20

since no human being will be justified in his sight by observing the law; for through the law comes consciousness of sin. Justification Apart from the Law.

Romans 7:9

I once lived outside the law, but when the commandment came, sin became alive;

Deuteronomy 12:12

You shall rejoice in the presence of the Lord, your God, with your sons and daughters, your male and female slaves, as well as with the Levite within your gates, who has no hereditary portion with you.

Deuteronomy 12:7

There, too, in the presence of the Lord, your God, you and your families shall eat and rejoice in all your undertakings, in which the Lord, your God, has blessed you.

Deuteronomy 16:11

You shall rejoice in the presence of the Lord, your God, together with your son and daughter, your male and female slave, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the resident alien, the orphan, and the widow among you, in the place which the Lord, your God, will choose as the dwelling place of his name.

Deuteronomy 26:14

I have not eaten any of the tithe while in mourning; I have not brought any of it while unclean; I have not offered any of it to the dead. I have thus obeyed the voice of the Lord, my God, and done just as you have commanded me.

James 4:9

Begin to lament, to mourn, to weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection.