Nehemiah 8:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

To send

Nehemiah 8:10

To make

Psalm 126:1

Because

General references

Deuteronomy 16:14

Bible References

To send

Then he said to them, "Go, eat festive food and drink sweet drinks, and send a share to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our lord. Do not be grieved because the joy of Yahweh is your refuge."

To make

When Yahweh restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like dreamers.

Because

And Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites were teaching the people from the law while the people were in their places.

[From] the commandment of his lips, indeed I have not departed; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily food.

The precepts of Yahweh [are] right, making [the] heart rejoice. The command of Yahweh [is] pure, enlightening [the] eyes.

In the way of your testimonies I have rejoiced as [I would] over all riches.

for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul.

My child, eat honey, for [it is] good, and the dripping of the honeycomb [is] sweet to your taste.

Your words were found and I ate them, and your words became to me as jubilation, even as the joy of my heart, for your name is called on me, Yahweh God of hosts.

And they said to one another, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he was speaking with us on the road, while he was explaining the scriptures to us?"

For I know that good does not live in me, that is, in my flesh. For the willing is present in me, but the doing [of] the good [is] not.

General references

and you shall rejoice at your feast, you and your son and your daughter and your slave and your slave woman and the Levite and the orphan and the widow that [are] in your {towns}.