Nehemiah 9:34
Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.
Cross-references
Nehemiah 9:30 provides the earlier context: God sent prophets yet they would not give ear, elaborating on the warnings ignored in 9:34.
2 Kings 17:13 recounts God testifying through prophets – directly matching the charge here that they ignored His testimonies.
2 Kings 17:15 describes the same pattern of despising statutes and warnings, exemplifying the disobedience confessed in Nehemiah 9:34.
Jeremiah 29:19 states the same refusal to listen to God's persistent prophetic warnings, directly corresponding to the neglected warnings in Nehemiah 9:34.
Ezra 9:15 is a similar confession of guilt by leaders – both prayers acknowledge that kings and priests failed to keep the law.
Ezekiel 11:12 charges Israel with not walking in God’s statutes – the same failure to keep the law that is admitted here.
In Daniel 9:5, a parallel confession of sin includes the same phrase about not obeying God's commands and laws.
In Daniel 9:6, the confession also names kings, princes, and ancestors who ignored God's prophets sent to them.
Jeremiah 44:17 shows people defiantly clinging to idolatry, while here they repent – a contrast between rebellion and confession.
Lamentations 1:5 links the nation’s suffering to 'multitude of transgressions' – the consequence of the disobedience confessed here.
Ezekiel 44:10 rebukes Levites who strayed from God – matching the confession here that the priests were among those who disobeyed.