Get a random Bible verse from the Book of Nehemiah — rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 2:18
Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for [this] good [work].
King James Version (1769) · public domainNehemiah 2:18
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About the Book of Nehemiah
Nehemiah is the story of a cupbearer to a Persian king who became the builder of Jerusalem's walls. When he hears that the city lies in ruins, he prays, obtains the king's favor, and leads the people to rebuild in fifty-two days while enemies plot against them.
Its 13 chapters and 406 verses are full of practical faith: Nehemiah's urgent reply to his critics, "I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down" (Nehemiah 6:3), and the people's resolve to "strengthen their hands for this good work" (Nehemiah 2:18). After the walls rise, Ezra reads the law to the assembled people, and the book gives the famous words, "the joy of the LORD is your strength" (Nehemiah 8:10), alongside the confession that God is "a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful" (Nehemiah 9:17).
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Key themes in Nehemiah
Rebuilding
Leadership
Prayer
Covenant
Perseverance
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Pick a chapter to draw a random verse from Nehemiah 1–13.
Nehemiah 2:18Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for [this] good [work].
Nehemiah 4:14And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, [which is] great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
Nehemiah 6:3And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I [am] doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
Nehemiah 8:10Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for [this] day [is] holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Nehemiah 9:17And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou [art] a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
Nehemiah 13:14Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.
Nehemiah tells how the city walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt after the exile, against opposition, and how Ezra and Nehemiah led the people in a public renewal of the covenant.
How many chapters are in Nehemiah?
The Book of Nehemiah has 13 chapters and 406 verses in the King James Version (1769).