Nehemiah 9:28

But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;

Cross-reference

Judges 3:12 Parallel

Judges 3:12 shows Israel did evil again after rest, and God raised an enemy — exactly the cycle described in Nehemiah 9:28.

Judges 4:1 Parallel

Judges 4:1 records Israel doing evil again after Ehud's death — exactly the pattern Nehemiah 9:28 describes of sinning after rest.

Judges 6:1 Parallel

Judges 6:1 shows Israel doing evil and being handed over to Midian — matching Nehemiah 9:28's sequence of sin then enemy domination.

1 Kings 8:33 Related theme

1 Kings 8:33 describes Israel sinning, being defeated, and turning back — the same pattern of repentance after judgment as Nehemiah 9:28.

Psalm 106:43-45 summarizes the same cycle: many deliverances, rebellion, crying out, and God hearing — directly parallel to Nehemiah 9:28.

Exodus 2:24 Parallel

Exodus 2:24 is the first instance of God hearing Israel's cry and remembering the covenant — the pattern later echoed in Nehemiah 9:28's 'they cried and you heard'.

John 8:33 Contrast

John 8:33 claims never to have been enslaved, contrasting Nehemiah 9:28's repeated history of oppression and deliverance.

2 Kings 17:20 describes God rejecting Israel and handing them to plunderers, parallel to Nehemiah 9:28's pattern of judgment through enemies.

Jeremiah 17:4 warns of serving enemies for sin, parallel to Nehemiah 9:28 where God leaves them in enemy hands due to evil.

1 Samuel 10:18 recalls God’s deliverance from Egypt and oppressors, echoing the cycle of deliverance in Nehemiah 9:28.

Isaiah 48:4 Parallel

Isaiah 48:4 calls Israel obstinate with an iron neck, mirroring Nehemiah 9:28's 'they again did evil' as stubborn rebellion.

Jeremiah 40:3 attributes the exile to sin against the Lord, paralleling Nehemiah 9:28's cause-and-effect of oppression from evil.

Zechariah 1:3 calls Israel to return to God with promise of return, reflecting the repentance cycle in Nehemiah 9:28.

Malachi 3:7 Parallel

Malachi 3:7 echoes the call 'Return to Me' from earlier prophets, paralleling the repeated turning back in Nehemiah 9:28's cycle.

John 5:14 Parallel

John 5:14 warns a healed man not to sin again to avoid worse judgment, paralleling Nehemiah 9:28's cycle of deliverance then renewed sin.