Nehemiah 9 in the early church
[LXX: 2 Esdras (with Ezra); Vulgate: 2 Esdras]
5 passages quote, allude to, or echo Nehemiah 9, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Nehemiah 9:20
You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neh 9:20 | Catechetical Lecture 16.28 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Neh 9:20 | On the Holy Spirit 53 · Didymus the Blind | quotation, high confidence | Greek ca. 360-390; Latin 387-391 |
Nehemiah 9:26
But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neh 9:26 | To Quirinus 1.2 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Neh 9:26 | Divine Institutes 4.11.5 · Lactantius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
Nehemiah 9:37
Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neh 9:37 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.28.3 · Ambrose | echo, low confidence | ca. 387-397 |