Nehemiah 1:8

8 “Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,

Nehemiah 1:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:
ESV
8 Remember the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples,
NLT
8 “Please remember what you told your servant Moses: ‘If you are unfaithful to me, I will scatter you among the nations.
MSG
8 All the same, remember the warning you posted to your servant Moses: 'If you betray me, I'll scatter you to the four winds,
CSB
8 Please remember what You commanded Your servant Moses: "[If] you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples.

Nehemiah 1:8 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 1:8

Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy
servant Moses
To publish and declare to the children of Israel, ( Deuteronomy 28:64 ) ( 30:3-5 ) ,

saying, if ye transgress;
the law of God:

I will scatter you abroad among the nations;
as now they had been among the Assyrians, Chaldeans, Medes, and Persians.

Nehemiah 1:8 In-Context

6 let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you.
7 We have acted very wickedly toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses.
8 “Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,
9 but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.’
10 “They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Genesis 8:1; S 2 Kings 20:3; Nehemiah 4:14; Nehemiah 5:19; Nehemiah 6:14; Nehemiah 13:22,29,31
  • 2. S Leviticus 26:33
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