Nehemiah 5:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

I shook my lap

Matthew 10:14

Acts 13:51

Acts 18:6

So god

1 Samuel 15:28

1 Kings 11:29

Zechariah 5:3

Praised

1 Chronicles 16:36

The people

Ecclesiastes 5:5

Bible References

I shook my lap

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.

But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook out his raiment and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

So god

And Samuel said unto him, Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is better than thou.

And it came to pass at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; now Ahijah had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.

Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole land: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off on the one side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off on the other side according to it.

Praised

Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And all the people said, Amen, and praised Jehovah.

The people

And the king stood by the pillar, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and all his'soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book: and all the people stood to the covenant.

Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High:

Vow, and pay unto Jehovah your God: Let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.