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JPS Old Testament

Nehemiah 13:14

Remember 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 wards thereof.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Works;   Thompson Chain Reference - Good;   Memory-Oblivion;   Remember;   Remembrance, Divine;   Work-Workers, Religious;   Works, Good;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Marriage;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Malachi;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Nehemiah;   Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Nehemiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Nehemiah, Book of;   Prayer;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Nehemiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Office;   Remember;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Remember me for this, my God, and don’t erase the deeds of faithful love I have done for the house of my God and for its services.
Hebrew Names Version
Remember me, my God, concerning this, and don't wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the observances of it.
King James Version
Remember 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.
English Standard Version
Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for his service.
New Century Version
Remember me, my God, for this. Do not ignore my love for the Temple and its service.
New English Translation
Please remember me for this, O my God, and do not wipe out the kindness that I have done for the temple of my God and for its services!
Amplified Bible
O my God, remember me concerning this and do not wipe out my loyal deeds and kindnesses which I have done for the house of my God and for its services.
New American Standard Bible
Remember me for this, my God, and do not wipe out my loyal deeds which I have performed for the house of my God and its services.
World English Bible
Remember me, my God, concerning this, and don't wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the observances of it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Remember me, O my God, herein, & wipe not out my kindenes that I haue shewed on the house of my God, and on the offices thereof.
Legacy Standard Bible
Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my lovingkindnesses which I have shown for the house of my God and its responsibilities.
Berean Standard Bible
Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
Contemporary English Version
I pray that my God will remember these good things that I have done for his temple and for those who worship there.
Complete Jewish Bible
My God, remember me for this; don't wipe out my good deeds which I have done for the house of my God and for his service!
Darby Translation
Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds which I have done for the house of my God, and for the charges thereof!
Easy-to-Read Version
My God, please remember me for these things I have done. Don't forget all I have faithfully done for the Temple of my God and for its services.
George Lamsa Translation
Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for the rites thereof.
Good News Translation
Remember, my God, all these things that I have done for your Temple and its worship.
Lexham English Bible
Remember me, my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my loyal acts which I have done in the house of my God and in his service.
Literal Translation
Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds which I have done for the house of my God, and in its keeping.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thynke vpon me O my God here in, & wype not out my mercy, that I haue shewed on ye house of my God, & on the offices therof.
American Standard Version
Remember 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 observances thereof.
Bible in Basic English
Keep me in mind, O my God, in connection with this, and do not let the good which I have done for the house of my God and its worship go from your memory completely.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thinke vpon me O my God herein, and wype not out my mercie that I haue shewed on the house of my God, and on the offices therof.
King James Version (1611)
Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds, that I haue done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Remember me, O God, in this, and let not my kindness be forgotten which I have wrought in regard to the house of the Lord God.
English Revised Version
Remember 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 observances thereof.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
My God, haue mynde of me for this thing, and do thou not awei my merciful doyngis, whiche Y dide in the hows of my God, and in hise cerymonyes.
Update Bible Version
Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and don't wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the observances thereof.
Webster's Bible Translation
Remember 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 its offices.
New King James Version
Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its services!
New Living Translation
Remember this good deed, O my God, and do not forget all that I have faithfully done for the Temple of my God and its services.
New Life Bible
Remember me for this, O my God. Do not forget my good works which I have done for the house of my God and His worship.
New Revised Standard
Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for his service.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Remember me, O my God, concerning this, - and do not wipe out my lovingkindnesses, which I have done for the house of my God, and for those keeping charge thereof.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Remember me, O my God, for this thing, and wipe not out my kindnesses, which I have done relating to the house of my God and his ceremonies.
Revised Standard Version
Remember 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 his service.
Young's Literal Translation
Be mindful of me, O my God, for this, and do not blot out my kind acts that I have done, for the house of my God, and for its charges.
THE MESSAGE
Remember me, O my God, for this. Don't ever forget the devoted work I have done for The Temple of God and its worship.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my loyal deeds which I have performed for the house of my God and its services.

Contextual Overview

10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field. 11 Then contended I with the rulers, and said: 'Why is the house of God forsaken?' And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. 12 Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the wine and the oil unto the treasuries. 13 And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren. 14 Remember 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 wards thereof.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Remember me: Nehemiah 13:22, Nehemiah 13:31, Nehemiah 5:19, Psalms 122:6-9, Hebrews 6:10, Revelation 3:5

wipe not: If thou wert strict to mark what is done amiss, even my good deeds must be wiped out: but, Lord, remember me in thy mercy, and let my upright conduct be acceptable to Thee! By some, Nehemiah has been thought to deal too much with God on the principle of merit. That he wished God to remember him for good is sufficiently evident, and who does not wish the same? But that he expected heaven for his good deeds does not appear; for it is perfectly clear that he expected nothing from God but through the greatness of his mercy. Nehemiah 13:22

good deeds: Heb. kindnesses

house: 1 Chronicles 29:3, 2 Chronicles 24:16, 2 Chronicles 31:20, 2 Chronicles 31:21, Ezra 7:20, Ezra 7:24, Ezra 7:27, Psalms 122:6-9

offices: or, observations

Reciprocal: Genesis 8:1 - God remembered Genesis 19:29 - that God Leviticus 2:2 - the memorial 1 Samuel 26:23 - render 2 Kings 20:3 - remember Psalms 26:11 - and Psalms 106:4 - Remember Psalms 122:9 - I will seek Isaiah 38:3 - Remember 2 Timothy 1:16 - Lord

Cross-References

Genesis 13:10
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar.
Genesis 28:14
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Deuteronomy 3:27
Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold with thine eyes; for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
Isaiah 49:18
Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, and gird thyself with them, like a bride.
Isaiah 60:4
Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: they all are gathered together, and come to thee; thy sons come from far, and thy daughters are borne on the side.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Remember me, O my God, concerning this,.... Not in a way of strict justice, as if he thought he merited anything at the hand of God for what he had done; but in a way of grace and mercy, that he would graciously accept thereof, as done for the honour of his name, and overlook all failings and infirmities therein, see Nehemiah 13:22

and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof; for the support of the worship of God in the temple, and for the regulating of the wards and courses in it, both priests and Levites, and for the maintenance of them; which being done from a right principle, love to God, and with a right view, the glory of his name, might be truly reckoned good works: and which he desires might not be wiped or blotted out of the book of his remembrance, see Hosea 6:10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 14. Wipe not out my good deeds — If thou wert strict to mark what is done amiss, even my good deeds must be wiped out; but, Lord, remember me in thy mercy, and let my upright conduct be acceptable to thee!


 
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