Devine Scripture

Nehemiah 13:18

Nehemiah chapter 13 · verse 18 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.

Context

v.17Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?

v.18This passage

v.19And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezra 9:13

    And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such a remnant,

  • Numbers 32:14

    And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Jehovah toward Israel.

  • Leviticus 26:18

    And if ye will not yet for these things hearken unto me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

  • Leviticus 26:28

    then I will walk contrary unto you in wrath; and I also will chastise you seven times for your sins.

  • Ezekiel 23:26

    They shall also strip thee of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.

  • Jeremiah 17:21

    Thus saith Jehovah, Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;