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نِحِميا 8:9
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Nehemiah: Nehemiah 7:65, Nehemiah 7:70, Nehemiah 10:1, Ezra 2:63
Tirshatha: or, governor
Ezra: Ezra 7:11
the Levites: Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 8:8, 2 Chronicles 15:3, 2 Chronicles 30:22, 2 Chronicles 35:3, Hosea 4:6
This day: Nehemiah 8:2, Leviticus 23:24, Numbers 29:1-6
mourn not: Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 16:11, Deuteronomy 16:14, Deuteronomy 16:15, Deuteronomy 26:14, Ecclesiastes 3:4, Isaiah 61:3, Malachi 2:13
all the people: 2 Kings 22:11, 2 Kings 22:19, 2 Chronicles 34:19, 2 Chronicles 34:21, Romans 3:20, Romans 7:9, 2 Corinthians 7:9-11
Reciprocal: Exodus 12:14 - a feast 2 Kings 22:13 - great 2 Chronicles 15:15 - rejoiced Ezra 7:6 - scribe Ezra 10:1 - very sore Nehemiah 12:26 - Nehemiah Isaiah 22:12 - call Ezekiel 46:10 - General Hosea 9:4 - as Haggai 1:1 - governor Haggai 2:2 - governor Zechariah 7:3 - Should Colossians 2:16 - of an
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Nehemiah which is the Tirshatha,.... Or governor, as Zerubbabel had been, and now Nehemiah, see Ezra 2:63
and Ezra the priest and scribe; see Nehemiah 8:1,
and the Levites that taught the people; see Nehemiah 8:7
said unto all the people, this day is holy unto the Lord your God; being both the new moon and the feast of blowing of trumpets:
mourn not, nor weep; which was unsuitable to a festival, and especially such an one as this, in which trumpets were to be blown, and gladness to be shown, Numbers 10:10
for all the people wept when they heard the words of the law; perceiving they had not kept it, but had broke it in many instances, and so liable to the wrath and judgment of God in case of disobedience.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha - Hereto, Nehemiah has called himself פחה pechâh Nehemiah 5:14-15, Nehemiah 5:18, which is the ordinary word for “governor.” Now for the first time he is called ‘the Tirshatha’” (see Ezra 2:63 note.)
The people wept ... - Because the Law brought vividly before them their sins of omission and commission. In Nehemiah 8:10 the Jews were not forbidden to be sorry for their sins, but they were only prohibited from marring a festive occasion with the expression of their sorrow.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Nehemiah 8:9. Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha — This puts it out of doubt that, when the Tirshatha is mentioned, Nehemiah himself is intended, Tirshatha being the name of his office.
Mourn not, nor weep. — This is a holy day to God: a day appointed for general rejoicing in Him who has turned our captivity, restored to us his law, and again established among us his ordinances.