Nehemiah 5:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. ”

Nehemiah 5:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah Enumerates the Outstanding Features of his Beneficent Rule. The main points here are that Nehemiah and his subordinate officials had not taken advantage of their undoubted right of exactin...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

See Nehemiah 5:14 for. longer note that applies to this verse. Think. Figure of speech Apostrophe (App-6) and Figure of speech Anthropopatheia .
Nehemiah 5:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. Think upon me, my God, for good - Nehemiah wishes for no reward from man; and he only asks mercy at the hand of h...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Think upon me, my God, for good— See the note on ch. Nehemiah 13:31 . REFLECTIONS.— 1st, We heard but lately the cry of fear, because of the enemy without; in this chapter we have the cry of th...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah's Measures in alleviation of Poverty 1. The people] i.e. the commons (as contrasted with the nobles and rulers, Nehemiah 5:7 ). These had neglected their own interests to labour gratuito...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(14-19) Nehemiah’s vindication of his own conduct.
Nehemiah 5:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

USURY Nehemiah 5:1-19 WE open the fifth chapter of Nehemiah with a shock of pain. The previous chapter described a scene of patriotic devotion in which nearly all the people were united for the...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Securing Justice for the Poor Nehemiah 5:1-19 The prospects of the poor people among the returned exiles were deplorable. There had been deficient rains and poor harvests, Haggai 1:6-11 . They...
Nehemiah 5:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

A new difficulty now presented itself. This time it arose among the people themselves. The rich among them exacted usury from their poorer brethren to such an extent as to oppress and impoverish them...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(19) Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. Nehemiah's petition, to be remembered for good, was not offered up as if he looked for a reward from the Lord...
Nehemiah 5:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. He expected not any recompence from the people, but from the Lord; and from him not in a way of merit, but of gra...
Nehemiah 5:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Think upon me, my God, for good, [according] to all that I have done for this people. Ver. 19. Think upon me, my God, for good ] i.e. Both of grace and glory, saith Lyra; a confluence of all com...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Think upon me, my God, for good As I have done thy people good for thy sake, so do me good for thine own sake, for thou art pleased, and hast promised, graciously to reward us according to our work...
Nehemiah 5:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE GREED OF RULERS REBUKED (vv. 1-13) At a time when many were laboring unselfishly for the Lord, it is distressing to hear that others, and in fact those who were nobles and rulers, were guilt...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Generosity of Nehemiah. B. C. 445. 14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

As I have done thy people good for thy sake, so do me good for thine own sake; for thou art pleased, and hast promised graciously to reward us according to our works, and to mete to men the same meas...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah Continued On As Governor In The Same Spirit That He Had Exhorted On The Wealthy, Refusing To Allow His Position To Be A Charge On The People ( Nehemiah 5:14-19 ). It is probable that havi...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 5:1 . Against their brethren ] i. e. the richer portion ( Nehemiah 5:7 ). Nehemiah 5:2-4 . There were that said ] Keil divides into three classes. ( a ) The wor...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 5:19 If we use this motto of Nehemiah, we must live in the spirit of Nehemiah. I. We must think on God and God's glory. Let us be interested in Zion, concerned in the decay of Jerusalem,...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 5:3 . Because of the dearth, specially inflicted by reason of the people's wickedness, after their return from Babylon. See more on Haggai 1:9 . Nehemiah 5:5 . We bring into bondage o...
Nehemiah 5:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Think upon me, my God. The saint’s support I. The person petitioned. 1. General title: “God.” 2. Special relation : “My.” II. The point prayed for. Lessons: 1. God the support of H...
Nehemiah 5:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION GENERAL ACCOUNT OF NEHEMIAH 'S GOVERNMENT ( Nehemiah 5:14-16 ). Having given this account of the internal difficulties which threatened to put a stop to the building of the w...
Nehemiah 5:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah's Fine Example
Nehemiah 5:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 40:14 ; Jeremiah 29:11 ; Mark 9:41 ; Matthew 10:42 ; Matthew 25:34-40 ; Nehemiah 13:14 ; Nehemiah 13:22 ; Nehemiah 13:31 ; Psalms 106:4 ; Psalms 18:23-25 ; Psalms 25:6 ; Psalms 25...
Nehemiah 5:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

According — As I have done thy people good for thy sake, so do me good for thine own sake; for thou art pleased, and hast promised graciously to reward us according to our works, and to mete to men...

Nehemiah 5:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 5:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nehemiah 5:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 5:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 5:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 5:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nehemiah 5:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nehemiah 5:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Nehemiah 5:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 5:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah 5:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nehemiah 5:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nehemiah 5:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 5:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 5:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 5:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 5:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 5:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nehemiah 5:19 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 5:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 5:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Nehemiah 5:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 5:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah 5:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nehemiah 5:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes