Nehemiah 9:33

Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:

Cross-references

Leviticus 26:40 sets the covenant condition: confession of iniquity leads to restoration — Nehemiah 9 enacts that very confession.

Leviticus 26:41 continues the condition: a humbled heart making amends — Nehemiah 9 exemplifies this humbling before God.

Daniel 9:5-14 expands the same pattern: confessing sin and affirming God's righteousness in bringing judgment on Israel.

Lamentations 1:18 directly parallels this: 'The Lord is righteous, for I have rebelled' — same confession of God's justice and personal guilt.

Psalm 106:6 Parallel

Psalm 106:6 confesses 'both we and our fathers have sinned' — closely matching Nehemiah's 'we have acted wickedly'.

Psalm 145:17 proclaims the LORD righteous in all his ways, echoing the acknowledgment of God's righteous dealing here.

Psalm 119:137 directly declares 'Righteous are you, O LORD,' closely matching the confession of God's righteousness here.

Daniel 9:14 Parallel

Daniel 9:14 similarly affirms God's righteousness in bringing calamity because of disobedience, reinforcing the same theological point.

Daniel 9:7 Parallel

Daniel 9:7 mirrors the exact contrast: God's righteousness vs. our open shame, a near-identical confession of sin and divine justice.

Jeremiah 40:3 states disaster came because of sin against the LORD — exactly the logic of Nehemiah 9:33: God just, they sinned, punishment came.

Jeremiah 14:7 confesses many backslidings and sins — matching Nehemiah's admission of wickedness and appeal to God's justice.

Isaiah 59:12 confesses multiplied transgressions and sins testifying — directly parallel to Nehemiah's acknowledgment that they acted wickedly.

Psalm 116:5 Parallel

Psalm 116:5 declares God gracious and righteous — exactly the attributes Nehemiah 9:33 affirms: God is just and faithful.

Job 34:31 Parallel

Job 34:31 presents a hypothetical confession of bearing punishment and ceasing sin — echoing Nehemiah's acknowledgment of God's justice and their own wickedness.

Ezra 9:15 Parallel

Ezra 9:15 similarly declares God's justice and confesses guilt — a close parallel to Nehemiah's prayer of acknowledgment.

Jeremiah 12:1 also declares God righteous but questions why the wicked prosper — contrasting with Nehemiah's humble acceptance of just punishment.

Genesis 18:25 affirms that the Judge of all the earth does what is just, reinforcing the declaration of God's righteousness in judgment here.

Psalm 51:14 Parallel

Psalm 51:14 confesses bloodguilt and praises God's righteousness — paralleling Nehemiah's confession of sin and affirmation of God's just character.

Jeremiah 44:3 specifies the wickedness as idolatry provoking God, giving concrete content to the general confession in Nehemiah 9:33.

Lamentations 1:5 echoes that affliction came because of many transgressions, reinforcing the same logic of deserved judgment.

Job 33:27 Parallel

Job 33:27 describes a repentant person singing 'I sinned' — similar to Nehemiah's corporate confession of acting wickedly.

Exodus 32:31 records Moses confessing the people's great sin — a prototype of the corporate confession seen in Nehemiah.

Job 40:4 Parallel

Job 40:4 shows Job's humble silence before God — similar posture of humility in Nehemiah 9:33 as they confess their sin and God's justice.

Ezekiel 14:23 Related theme

Ezekiel 14:23 assures that God's judgment is not without cause, supporting the declaration of God's righteousness in Nehemiah 9:33.