Nehemiah 5:13
The Scripture
(13) Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The chapter records the governor’s report that the people of Jerusalem have abandoned the law, stopped giving tithes, and have built idols. Nehemiah confronts them, urging repentance and restitution. The message is that sin must be confessed and corrected before restoration can occur.
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Matthew 10:14Acts 13:51Acts 18:6I Samuel 15:28I Kings 11:29I Kings 11:30I Kings 11:31Zechariah 5:3Zechariah 5:4Numbers 5:22Deuteronomy 27:14Deuteronomy 27:15
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