Nehemiah 8:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food with others and to enjoy tremendous joy, for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Neh 8:7-8 : 7 Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah– all of whom were Levites– were teaching the people the law, as the people remained standing. 8 They read from the book of God’s law, explaining it and imparting insight. Thus the people gained understanding from what was read.
  • Job 23:12 : 12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.
  • Ps 19:8-9 : 8 The LORD’s precepts are fair and make one joyful. The LORD’s commands are pure and give insight for life. 9 The commands to fear the LORD are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the LORD are trustworthy and absolutely just. 10 They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb. 11 Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a rich reward.
  • Ps 119:14 : 14 I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules as if they were riches of all kinds.
  • Ps 119:16 : 16 I find delight in your statutes; I do not forget your instructions.
  • Ps 119:72 : 72 The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
  • Ps 119:97 : 97 מ(Mem) O how I love your law! All day long I meditate on it.
  • Ps 119:103-104 : 103 Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey! 104 Your precepts give me discernment. Therefore I hate all deceitful actions.
  • Ps 119:111 : 111 I claim your rules as my permanent possession, for they give me joy.
  • Ps 119:127 : 127 For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.
  • Ps 119:130 : 130 Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. They give insight to the untrained.
  • Ps 119:171 : 171 May praise flow freely from my lips, for you teach me your statutes.
  • Ps 119:174 : 174 I long for your deliverance, O LORD; I find delight in your law.
  • Ps 126:1-3 : 1 A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming. 2 At that time we laughed loudly and shouted for joy. At that time the nations said,“The LORD has accomplished great things for these people.” 3 The LORD did indeed accomplish great things for us. We were happy.
  • Prov 2:10-11 : 10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you. 11 Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,
  • Prov 24:13-14 : 13 Eat honey, my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. 14 Likewise, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you have found it, you have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Luke 24:32 : 32 They said to each other,“Didn’t our hearts burn within us while he was speaking with us on the road, while he was explaining the scriptures to us?”
  • Rom 7:18 : 18 For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I want to do the good, but I cannot do it.

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  • Neh 8:7-11
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    7Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah– all of whom were Levites– were teaching the people the law, as the people remained standing.

    8They read from the book of God’s law, explaining it and imparting insight. Thus the people gained understanding from what was read.

    9Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priestly scribe, and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them,“This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.

    10He said to them,“Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

    11Then the Levites quieted all the people saying,“Be quiet, for this day is holy. Do not grieve.”

  • Neh 8:13
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    13On the second day of the month the family leaders met with Ezra the scribe, together with all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to consider the words of the law.

  • Neh 8:1-3
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    75%

    1The People Respond to the Reading of the Law When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites were settled in their cities, all the people gathered together in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.

    2So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard.(This happened on the first day of the seventh month.)

    3So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon before the men and women and those children who could understand. All the people were eager to hear the book of the law.

  • Esth 8:16-17
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    74%

    16For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor.

    17Throughout every province and throughout every city where the king’s edict and his law arrived, the Jews experienced happiness and joy, banquets and holidays. Many of the resident peoples pretended to be Jews, because the fear of the Jews had overcome them.

  • Esth 9:22
    74%

    22as the time when the Jews gave themselves rest from their enemies– the month when their trouble was turned to happiness and their mourning to a holiday. These were to be days of banqueting, happiness, sending gifts to one another, and providing for the poor.

  • Esth 1:7-8
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    73%

    7Drinks were served in golden containers, all of which differed from one another. Royal wine was available in abundance at the king’s expense.

    8There were no restrictions on the drinking, for the king had instructed all of his supervisors that they should do as everyone so desired.

  • Neh 8:16-18
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    73%

    16So the people went out and brought these things back and constructed temporary shelters for themselves, each on his roof and in his courtyard and in the courtyards of the temple of God and in the plaza of the Water Gate and the plaza of the Ephraim Gate.

    17So all the assembly which had returned from the exile constructed temporary shelters and lived in them. The Israelites had not done so from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. Everyone experienced very great joy.

    18Ezra read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly as was required.

  • Esth 9:17-19
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    72%

    17All of this happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. They then rested on the fourteenth day and made it a day for banqueting and happiness.

    18The Origins of the Feast of Purim But the Jews who were in Susa assembled on the thirteenth and fourteenth days, and rested on the fifteenth, making it a day for banqueting and happiness.

    19This is why the Jews who are in the rural country– those who live in rural cities– set aside the fourteenth day of the month of Adar for happiness, banqueting, a holiday, and sending gifts to one another.

  • Ezra 3:13
    72%

    13People were unable to tell the difference between the sound of joyous shouting and the sound of the people’s weeping, for the people were shouting so loudly that the sound was heard a long way off.

  • Neh 12:43
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    43And on that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced, for God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard from far away.

  • Esth 1:5
    71%

    5When those days were completed, the king then provided a seven-day banquet for all the people who were present in Susa the citadel, for those of highest standing to the most lowly. It was held in the court located in the garden of the royal palace.

  • Neh 10:28
    71%

    28“Now the rest of the people– the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple attendants, and all those who have separated themselves from the neighboring peoples because of the law of God, along with their wives, their sons, and their daughters, all of whom are able to understand–

  • Eccl 8:15
    71%

    15Enjoy Life In Spite of Its Injustices So I recommend the enjoyment of life, for there is nothing better on earth for a person to do except to eat, drink, and enjoy life. So joy will accompany him in his toil during the days of his life which God gives him on earth.

  • Ezra 6:22
    71%

    22They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the LORD had given them joy and had changed the opinion of the king of Assyria toward them, so that he assisted them in the work on the temple of God, the God of Israel.

  • Ezra 10:6-7
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    70%

    6Then Ezra got up from in front of the temple of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he stayed there, he did not eat food or drink water, for he was in mourning over the infidelity of the exiles.

    7A proclamation was circulated throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles were to be assembled in Jerusalem.

  • Esth 2:18
    69%

    18Then the king prepared a large banquet for all his officials and his servants– it was actually Esther’s banquet. He also set aside a holiday for the provinces, and he provided for offerings at the king’s expense.

  • Ezra 7:13
    69%

    13I have now issued a decree that anyone in my kingdom from the people of Israel– even the priests and Levites– who wishes to do so may go up with you to Jerusalem.

  • Neh 8:5
    69%

    5Ezra opened the book in plain view of all the people, for he was elevated above all the people. When he opened the book, all the people stood up.

  • 2 Chr 30:25
    69%

    25The celebration included the entire assembly of Judah, the priests, the Levites, the entire assembly of those who came from Israel, the resident foreigners who came from the land of Israel and those who were residents of Judah.

  • Neh 12:27
    69%

    27The Wall of Jerusalem is Dedicated At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought out the Levites from all the places they lived to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with songs of thanksgiving and songs accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

  • Ezra 8:36
    69%

    36Then they presented the decrees of the king to the king’s satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, who gave help to the people and to the temple of God.

  • Eccl 9:7
    69%

    7Life is Brief, so Cherish its Joys Go, eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, because God has already approved your works.

  • Exod 32:6
    69%

    6So they got up early on the next day and offered up burnt offerings and brought peace offerings, and the people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.

  • 2 Chr 30:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22Hezekiah expressed his appreciation to all the Levites, who demonstrated great skill in serving the LORD. They feasted for the seven days of the festival, and were making peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD God of their ancestors.

    23The entire assembly then decided to celebrate for seven more days; so they joyfully celebrated for seven more days.

  • 1 Kgs 4:20
    68%

    20Solomon’s Wealth and Fame The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy.

  • Ezra 10:9
    68%

    9All the men of Judah and Benjamin were gathered in Jerusalem within the three days.(It was in the ninth month, on the twentieth day of that month.) All the people sat in the square at the temple of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the rains.

  • Isa 22:13
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    13But look, there is outright celebration! You say,“Kill the ox and slaughter the sheep, eat meat and drink wine. Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

  • Gen 26:30
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    30So Isaac held a feast for them and they celebrated.

  • Ezra 6:16
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    16The people of Israel– the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles– observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.

  • Esth 9:26
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    26For this reason these days are known as Purim, after the name of pur. Therefore, because of the account found in this letter and what they had faced in this regard and what had happened to them,

  • Deut 12:7
    68%

    7Both you and your families must feast there before the LORD your God and rejoice in all the output of your labor with which he has blessed you.

  • 1 Chr 12:40
    68%

    40Also their neighbors, from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. There were large supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, olive oil, beef, and lamb, for Israel was celebrating.

  • Esth 1:22
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    22He sent letters throughout all the royal provinces, to each province according to its own script and to each people according to its own language, that every man should be ruling his family and should be speaking the language of his own people.