Nehemiah 1:8

8 "Remember what you taught your servant Moses, saying, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations.

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 Look and listen carefully. Hear the prayer that I, your servant, am praying to you day and night for your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins we Israelites have done against you. My father's family and I have sinned against you.

7 We have been wicked toward you and have not obeyed the commands, rules, and laws you gave your servant Moses.

8 "Remember what you taught 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, I will gather your people from the far ends of the earth. And I will bring them from captivity to where I have chosen to be worshiped.'

10 "They are your servants and your people, whom you have saved with your great strength and power.