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Nehemiah 8:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

blessed: 1 Chronicles 29:20; 2 Chronicles 6:4; Psalms 41:13, Psalms 72:18-19; Ephesians 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3

Amen: Nehemiah 5:13; Jeremiah 28:6; Matthew 6:13; 1 Corinthians 14:16

with lifting: Genesis 14:22; Psalms 28:2, Psalms 63:4, Psalms 134:2, Psalms 141:2; Lamentations 3:41; 1 Timothy 2:8

bowed: Genesis 24:26; Exodus 4:31, Exodus 12:27; 2 Chronicles 20:18, 2 Chronicles 29:30

with their faces: Leviticus 9:24; Matthew 26:39; Revelation 7:11

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