Nehemiah 9:2

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

Cross-reference

Nehemiah 13:30 describes cleansing from everything foreign—echoing the separation from foreigners in this verse.

Nehemiah 13:3 records the same action: the people separated all foreigners after hearing the law—a direct parallel to this confession.

Nehemiah 1:6 shows Nehemiah confessing the sins of his father's house—the same pattern of corporate confession seen here.

Nehemiah 10:28 continues the theme of separation from foreigners, directly following the confession and separation initiated here.

Leviticus 26:40 commands confession of both own sins and fathers'—this is the precise action the people take in Nehemiah 9:2.

Daniel 9:20 Parallel

In Daniel 9:20, Daniel confesses his own and Israel's sins, mirroring the communal confession and intercession here.

Daniel 9:3-10 includes Daniel's confession of the sins of the fathers and the people—the same type of penitential prayer as here.

Psalm 106:7 Parallel

Psalm 106:7 details the fathers' rebellion at the Red Sea—a specific instance of the iniquities confessed generally here.

Psalm 106:6 Parallel

Psalm 106:6 confesses 'We have sinned with our fathers'—the exact same corporate confession of ancestral sin as Nehemiah 9:2.

Ezra 10:11 Parallel

Ezra 10:11 commands separation from foreign wives—directly matching the action of separating from all foreigners here.

Ezra 9:7 Parallel

Ezra 9:7 traces the great trespass from the days of fathers to the present—directly parallel to confessing fathers' iniquities here.

Leviticus 26:39 describes pining away for both own sins and fathers'—the very situation the people confess in Nehemiah 9:2.

Jeremiah 14:20 contains the identical confession: 'We acknowledge our wickedness and the iniquity of our fathers', directly mirroring this verse.

Ezra 9:2 Parallel

Ezra 9:2 laments the intermarriage that mixed the holy race with foreigners—the same concern that prompted this separation.

2 Kings 17:20 Historical context

2 Kings 17:20 recounts God rejecting Israel due to sin, the very situation the confession here responds to.

Ezra 9:6 Parallel

Ezra 9:6 is Ezra's confession of the people's overwhelming iniquity—the same post-exilic context of acknowledging sin.

1 John 1:9 Related theme

1 John 1:9 promises forgiveness upon confession, reflecting the same principle seen in Nehemiah 9:2's confession.