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Nehemiah 1:8

Nehemiah 1:8
Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses,.... To publish and declare to the children of Israel, Deu 28:64,

saying, if ye transgress; the law of God:

I will…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Thy servant Moses - See the parallel places in Lev 26:33 (note), Deu 4:25-27 (note), Deu 28:64 (note), and the notes there. Though in an enemy's country, and far from the ordinances of God, Nehemiah…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Nehemiah 1:5-11

We have here Nehemiah's prayer, a prayer that has reference to all the prayers which he had for some time before been putting up to God day and night, while he continued his sorrows for the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Remember … the word … saying The reference here made is in general terms. No passage in the Pentateuch exactly agrees with it (cf. Neh 10:34). This may be shown by the words used in the first…