Old Testament · History
Nehemiah
The rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and the renewal of community life after exile.
Book 16 of 66 · 13 chapters · 406 verses
Chapters
Selected passages from Nehemiah
Passages from this book that have been reviewed as reading clearly on their own.
Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
Reading a whole book
Chapter and verse numbers were added centuries after these texts were written, and they occasionally fall in awkward places. If a chapter seems to begin mid-thought, it may well be doing exactly that — reading the end of the previous chapter usually resolves it.