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Nehemiah 9:23-30 Rebuilding the Wall of Jerusalem

23 You made their sons as numerous as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into the land that you told their fathers to enter and possess.

24 Their sons went in and took possession of the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites, who lived in the land; you handed the Canaanites over to them, along with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with them as they pleased.

25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land; they took possession of houses filled with all kinds of good things, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate to the full and were well-nourished; they reveled in your great goodness.

26 “But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they put your law behind their backs. They killed your prophets, who had admonished them in order to turn them back to you; they committed awful blasphemies.

27 So you handed them over to their enemies, who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed they cried out to you. From heaven you heard them, and in your great compassion you gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.

28 “But as soon as they were at rest, they again did what was evil in your sight. Then you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies so that they ruled over them. And when they cried out to you again, you heard from heaven, and in your compassion you delivered them time after time.

29 “You warned them to return to your law, but they became arrogant and disobeyed your commands. They sinned against your ordinances, by which a man will live if he obeys them. Stubbornly they turned their backs on you, became stiff-necked and refused to listen.

30 For many years you were patient with them. By your Spirit you admonished them through your prophets. Yet they paid no attention, so you handed them over to the neighboring peoples.

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Cross References for Nehemiah 9:23-30

Exodus 1:7 - but the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied greatly and became exceedingly numerous, so tha... Click to read the verse Exodus 1:7 Click to read the verse Exodus 1:7

Leviticus 26:9 - “‘I will look on you with favor and make you fruitful and increase your numbers, and I will kee... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:9 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:9

Genesis 15:18 - On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land... Click to read the verse Genesis 15:18 Click to read the verse Genesis 15:18

Genesis 22:17 - I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as th... Click to read the verse Genesis 22:17 Click to read the verse Genesis 22:17

Genesis 15:5 - He took him outside and said, “Look up at the heavens and count the stars—if indeed you can cou... Click to read the verse Genesis 15:5 Click to read the verse Genesis 15:5

Genesis 12:7 - The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an ... Click to read the verse Genesis 12:7 Click to read the verse Genesis 12:7

Genesis 26:3 - Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your d... Click to read the verse Genesis 26:3 Click to read the verse Genesis 26:3

Genesis 17:8 - The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession ... Click to read the verse Genesis 17:8 Click to read the verse Genesis 17:8

Hebrews 11:12 - And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in ... Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:12 Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:12

1 Chronicles 27:23 - David did not take the number of the men twenty years old or less, because the Lord had promise... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 27:23 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 27:23

Deuteronomy 1:10 - The Lord your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as many as the stars in the ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:10 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:10

Deuteronomy 10:22 - Your forefathers who went down into Egypt were seventy in all, and now the Lord your God has ma... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:22 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:22

Genesis 13:15-17 - All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever. Click to read the verse Genesis 13:15-17 Click to read the verse Genesis 13:15-17

Genesis 47:27 - Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and w... Click to read the verse Genesis 47:27 Click to read the verse Genesis 47:27

Numbers 26:51 - The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730. Click to read the verse Numbers 26:51 Click to read the verse Numbers 26:51

Numbers 14:23 - not one of them will ever see the land I promised on oath to their forefathers. No one who has ... Click to read the verse Numbers 14:23 Click to read the verse Numbers 14:23

Deuteronomy 28:62 - You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left but few in number, because you di... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:62 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:62

Isaiah 26:15 - You have enlarged the nation, O Lord; you have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for y... Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:15

Joshua 1:1-3 - The Lord Commands Joshua After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Jos... Click to read the verse Joshua 1:1-3 Click to read the verse Joshua 1:1-3

Isaiah 9:3 - You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice... Click to read the verse Isaiah 9:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 9:3

Hebrews 6:14 - saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” Click to read the verse Hebrews 6:14 Click to read the verse Hebrews 6:14

Nahum 3:16 - You have increased the number of your merchants till they are more than the stars of the sky, b... Click to read the verse Nahum 3:16 Click to read the verse Nahum 3:16