Nehemiah 5:13

New International Reader's Version

I also shook out my pockets and emptied them. I said, “Someone might decide not to keep this promise they have made. If that happens, may God shake them out of their house! May he empty them of everything they own!” The whole community said, “Amen.” They praised the Lord. And the leaders did what they had promised to do.

Cross References

2 Kings 23:3

The king stood next to his pillar. He agreed to the terms of the covenant in front of the Lord. The king promised to serve the Lord and obey his commands, directions and rules. He promised to obey them with all his heart and with all his soul. So he agreed to the terms of the covenant written down in that book. Then all the people committed themselves to the covenant as well.

1 Chronicles 16:36

Give praise to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and ever. Then all the people said, “Amen!” They also said, “Praise the Lord.”

Nehemiah 8:6

Ezra praised the Lord. He is the great God. All the people lifted up their hands and said, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down. They turned their faces toward the ground and worshiped the Lord.

Psalm 119:106

I have made a promise to follow your laws, because they are right.

Psalm 50:14

Bring me thank offerings, because I am your God. Carry out the promises you made to me, because I am the Most High God.

Psalm 76:11

Make promises to the Lord your God and keep them. Let all the neighboring nations bring gifts to the God who should be respected.

Proverbs 28:4

Those who turn away from instruction praise sinners. But those who learn from it oppose them.

Ecclesiastes 5:5

It is not good to make a promise and not keep it. It is better to make no promise at all.

Numbers 5:22

May this water that brings a curse enter your body. May it make your body unable to have children.” “ ‘Then the woman must say, “Amen. Let it happen.”

Matthew 10:14

Some people may not welcome you or listen to your words. If they don’t, leave that home or town, and shake the dust off your feet.

Acts 13:51

Paul and Barnabas shook the dust off their feet. This was a warning to the people who had opposed them. Then Paul and Barnabas went on to Iconium.

Acts 18:6

But they opposed Paul. They treated him badly. So he shook out his clothes in protest. Then he said to them, “God’s judgment against you will be your own fault! Don’t blame me for it! From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

1 Corinthians 14:16

Suppose you are praising God in the Spirit. And suppose there are visitors among you who want to know what’s going on. How can they say “Amen” when you give thanks? They don’t know what you are saying.

1 Samuel 15:28

Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you today. He has given it to one of your neighbors. He has given it to someone better than you.