Nehemiah 1:7

We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.

Cross-reference

In Nehemiah 9:29-35, the Levites recount Israel's stubbornness and failure to keep God's commandments — echoing the same confession of corruption here.

Deuteronomy 4:1 commands obedience to the statutes and rules Nehemiah later admits breaking — a direct link to the law.

Daniel 9:13 Parallel

Daniel 9:13 continues the theme of calamity from breaking the Law of Moses, paralleling Nehemiah's acknowledgment of sin.

Daniel 9:11 Parallel

Daniel 9:11 echoes the same confession of transgressing the Law of Moses, linking Nehemiah's prayer to Daniel's.

Daniel 9:5 Parallel

In Daniel 9:5, Daniel confesses similar rebellion and turning from God's commandments — directly paralleling Nehemiah's confession of not keeping the law.

Psalm 119:5-8 yearns to keep God's statutes — the very obedience Nehemiah admits lacking.

Psalm 106:6 Parallel

In Psalm 106:6, the psalmist uses the same confession of sin — 'we have sinned, committed iniquity, done wickedness' — matching Nehemiah's admission.

Psalm 19:9 Contrast

Psalm 19:9 declares the LORD's rules true and righteous — the rules Nehemiah confesses to have broken.

Psalm 19:8 Contrast

Psalm 19:8 praises the precepts Nehemiah violated — highlighting the goodness of what was broken.

1 Kings 2:3 Parallel

1 Kings 2:3 records David's charge to keep the statutes Nehemiah later admits breaking — a call to faithfulness.

Deuteronomy 28:15 Historical context

Deuteronomy 28:15 pronounces curses for breaking the commandments Nehemiah confesses — explaining the exile context.

Deuteronomy 6:1 presents the commandments Nehemiah acknowledges they failed to keep — the law given to be obeyed.

Deuteronomy 5:1 calls Israel to learn and do the statutes Nehemiah confesses to have violated — reinforcing the obligation.

Deuteronomy 4:5 Historical context

Deuteronomy 4:5 records Moses teaching the very statutes and rules that Nehemiah admits to breaking here.

Leviticus 27:34 Historical context

Leviticus 27:34 identifies the commandments given through Moses on Sinai — the very law Nehemiah confesses breaking.

Amos 2:4 Parallel

Amos 2:4 condemns Judah for rejecting the law, directly mirroring the same sin Nehemiah confesses.

Ezra 7:6 Parallel

Ezra 7:6 describes Ezra's expertise in the same Law of Moses that Nehemiah confesses to abandoning.

Malachi 4:4 Related theme

Malachi 4:4 commands remembrance of the Law of Moses, which Nehemiah confesses to having disobeyed.

Daniel 9:6 Related theme

In Daniel 9:6, Daniel confesses failure to listen to God's prophets — a related but distinct aspect of rebellion from Nehemiah's focus on not keeping the law.