Nehemiah 1:6
Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.
Cross-references
In Nehemiah 1:11, the same prayer repeats the request for an attentive ear — a self-reference within the chapter.
In Psalm 88:1, the psalmist cries out 'day and night' before God, directly echoing Nehemiah's constant prayer during his intercession.
In 2 Timothy 1:3, Paul remembers Timothy constantly in his prayers night and day — the same language of persistent intercession.
Daniel 9:20 explicitly states confessing his sin and the sin of his people, almost identical to Nehemiah's dual confession.
In Daniel 9:18, Daniel says 'Open your eyes and see' and 'incline your ear,' matching Nehemiah's request for attentive eyes and ears.
Daniel 9:4 likewise confesses national sin with a description of God's character, mirroring Nehemiah's intercessory confession.
In Isaiah 64:7, the prophet laments that no one calls on God — Nehemiah does call, making this a contrast to the general apathy.
In Isaiah 64:6, the people lament their uncleanness and sinful deeds — Nehemiah confesses the same reality for Israel.
In Psalm 130:2, the psalmist directly cries 'Let your ears be attentive,' the same urgent plea Nehemiah makes for his prayer.
Psalm 106:6 says 'Both we and our fathers have sinned' – the same corporate confession of ancestral sin as Nehemiah.
In 1 Kings 8:28, Solomon uses the same plea for God to regard his servant's prayer, echoing Nehemiah's request for attentive listening.
In Psalm 32:5, David confesses his sin and receives forgiveness — Nehemiah's confession follows the same pattern of acknowledging transgression.
In Ezra 9:7, Ezra recounts Israel's history of guilt and punishment — Nehemiah similarly confesses the sins of his people.
In Ezra 9:6, Ezra confesses with shame that Israel's guilt is overwhelming — like Nehemiah, he acknowledges sin publicly.
2 Chronicles 29:6 confesses that fathers were unfaithful, just as Nehemiah confesses his own and his fathers' sins.
In 2 Chronicles 6:40, Solomon's prayer uses the identical phrase 'let your eyes be open and your ears attentive' that Nehemiah employs.
In 1 Kings 8:29, Solomon asks God's eyes to be open night and day toward the temple, mirroring Nehemiah's 'day and night' prayer and 'eyes open'.
In 2 Chronicles 7:15, God promises open eyes and attentive ears to prayers in the temple — Nehemiah claims that promise here.
In 2 Chronicles 6:37, Solomon describes captives repenting and confessing — Nehemiah's prayer is the direct application of that model.
In 2 Chronicles 6:20, Solomon asks God's eyes to be open day and night — Nehemiah uses the exact same language for his prayer.
In Daniel 9:5, Daniel uses nearly identical confession language — 'we have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled' — mirroring Nehemiah's prayer.
In 1 Kings 8:47, Solomon envisions exiled Israel confessing 'We have sinned' — Nehemiah enacts that very confession here.
In 1 Kings 8:30, Solomon pleads for God to hear prayers toward the temple — Nehemiah echoes this plea for attentive ears and forgiveness.
Lamentations 3:39-42 calls for examining ways and confessing sins, echoing Nehemiah's prayer of confession for Israel's sins.
Lamentations 5:7 laments that fathers sinned and we bear their iniquities, connecting to Nehemiah's confession of fathers' sins.
In Psalm 102:17, God regards the prayer of the destitute — Nehemiah's humble confession aligns with this theme but is not directly cited.
In Lamentations 1:18, the speaker confesses rebellion against God's word, acknowledging His righteousness amid judgment — echoing Nehemiah's confession of sin.