Nehemiah 8:6
“And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God,.... Before he began to read in the book of the law, he addressed himself to…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Ezra blessed the Lord - In imitation of this, we say, when the gospel for the day is commenced, Glory be to God for his…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 8:1-8
We have here an account of a solemn religious assembly, and the good work that was done in that assembly, to the honour…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the great God cf. Neh 9:32; Ezr 5:8. In Nehemiah's own writing it occurs Neh 1:5.
Amen, Amen The people's response: see…
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