Nehemiah 13:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? ”

Nehemiah 13:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Some Details of Nehemiah's Rule. This section, taken for the most part from Nehemiah's memoirs, deals with his zeal for the sanctity of the Temple ( Nehemiah 13:4-9 ), his organisation for the main...
Nehemiah 13:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? I contended with the nobles - These evils took place through their ne...
Nehemiah 13:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Nehemiah 13:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Reform of Abuses The reforms embraced the separation of Israel from the mixed multitude and the abolition of certain abuses that had arisen in connexion with the chambers of the Temple, the pr...
Nehemiah 13:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(15-22) Vindication of the Sabbath.
Nehemiah 13:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE RIGOUR OF THE REFORMER Nehemiah 13:1-31 THERE is no finality in history. The chapter, that seems to be rounded off with a perfect conclusion always leaves room for an appendix, which in its...
Nehemiah 13:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Disobedient and Gainsaying People Nehemiah 13:15-31 Let us remember to keep perpetual Sabbath in the heart, whatever be our outward life. In this life there is a Sabbath rest for the people o...
Nehemiah 13:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this final section we have the account of Nehemiah's last reformation, After building the wall he had evidently gone back to the court of the king. Twelve years later, seeking permission, he retur...
Nehemiah 13:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader! doth it not strike thy mind while reading this account of the profanation of the sabbath, that there is but too great a resemblance between the days of Nehemiah and the present, in this cryin...
Nehemiah 13:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then I contended with the nobles ,.... The rulers of the city, the civil magistrates, sharply reproved them for their neglect of duty: and said unto them, what evil thing is this that ye do, and p...
Nehemiah 13:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing [is] this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? Ver. 17. Then contended I with the nobles ] Heb. With the white on...
Nehemiah 13:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then I contended with the nobles Their chief men and rulers; whom he charges with this sin, because, though others committed it, it was done by their countenance or connivance, probably by their ex...
Nehemiah 13:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

SEPARATION FROM MIXTURE (vv. 1-3) At this same time, of which chapter 12:27-47 speaks, they read in the Book of Moses that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God, becau...
Nehemiah 13:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Charge Respecting the Sabbath. B. C. 434. 15 In those days saw I in Judah some t...
Nehemiah 13:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The nobles of Judah, i.e. their chief men and rulers; whom he chargeth with this sin, because though others did it, it was by their countenance or connivance, and they should and might have punishe...
Nehemiah 13:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ensuring The Purity Of Jerusalem By The Enforcement Of The Sabbath ( Nehemiah 13:15-19 ). Having purified the Temple and Temple worship, Nehemiah now turns his attention to the city of Jerusalem....
Nehemiah 13:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY Notes.] Nehemiah 13:1 . On that day ] This is to be understood in the same sense as at that time , in chap. Nehemiah 12:44 . But no doubt public readings of the law took place frequ...
Nehemiah 13:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 13:6 . In the thirty second year of Artaxerxes. Having been governor in Jerusalem twelve years, Nehemiah returned to the king, at Babylon; and after a residence of about twelve months a...
Nehemiah 13:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Elashib did. The religious reformer Remark-- I. The state of Jerusalem during Nehemiah’s absence. II. The reforms he achieved. 1...
Nehemiah 13:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION NEHEMIAH 'S EFFORTS FOR THE REFORM OF RELIGION ( Nehemiah 13:1-16 ). After having exercised the office of governor for twelve years, from b.c. 444 to b.c. 432, Nehemi...
Nehemiah 13:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Sabbath Restored
Nehemiah 13:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 1:10 ; Jeremiah 13:18 ; Jeremiah 22:2-23 ; Jeremiah 5:5 ; Micah 3:1 ; Micah 3:9 ; Nehemiah 13:11 ; Nehemiah 13:25 ; Nehemiah 5:7 ; Proverbs 28:4 ; Psalms 82:1 ; Psalms 82:2
Nehemiah 13:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Nobles — Their chief men and rulers; whom he charges with this sin, because though others did it, it was by their countenance or connivance: probably too by their example. If the nobles allowed the...

Nehemiah 13:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 13:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 13:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 13:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 13:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nehemiah 13:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nehemiah 13:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Nehemiah 13:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 13:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah 13:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nehemiah 13:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nehemiah 13:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 13:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 13:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 13:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 13:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 13:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nehemiah 13:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 13:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Nehemiah 13:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 13:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah 13:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nehemiah 13:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes