Nehemiah 4:5

And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.

Cross-references

In Nehemiah 6:14, the same author prays similarly against enemies, asking God to remember their deeds—parallel imprecatory prayer.

Psalm 51:1 Contrast

In Psalm 51:1, David begs God to blot out his sins—the opposite of Nehemiah's prayer that enemies' sins not be blotted out.

Psalm 51:9 Contrast

In Psalm 51:9, David again asks God to blot out his iniquities, contrasting Nehemiah's request that their sin not be blotted out.

Psalm 69:27 Parallel

Psalm 69:27 prays for cumulative punishment and no acquittal, directly parallel to Nehemiah's request not to cover guilt.

Psalm 109:14 asks that sins not be blotted out, exactly mirroring Nehemiah's plea to not blot out their sin.

In Isaiah 43:25, God promises to blot out Israel's transgressions—the reverse of Nehemiah's plea that enemies' sins remain uncovered.

In Isaiah 44:22, God declares He has blotted out sins like a cloud, opposing Nehemiah's desire that enemies' sins not be blotted out.

Jeremiah 18:23 directly parallels Nehemiah 4:5 with 'forgive not their iniquity, nor blot out their sin' — identical imprecatory language.

Job 16:18 Allusion

In Job 16:18, Job cries 'do not cover my blood'—a similar plea for justice, using the same 'do not cover' language as Nehemiah.

Psalm 32:1 Contrast

In Psalm 32:1, blessed is one whose sin is covered—the opposite of Nehemiah asking that enemies' sin not be covered.

In Lamentations 1:22, the same imprecatory plea for God not to overlook enemies' evil echoes Nehemiah's prayer against opposers of the builders.

In Colossians 2:14, Christ blots out our debt — the opposite of Nehemiah asking God not to blot out enemies' guilt, creating a strong contrast.