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B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 1:7

We have dealt very corruptly with thee.

He next specifies the nature of their sins. The commandments, the institutions, and the judgments or penalties, that God had established through the law of Moses had been disregarded. When King Josiah heard the copy of the law, found by Hilkiah, read and saw how it was broken and heard the penalties pronounced, his soul was filled with terror and sorrow. It was this broken law which had destroyed the temple and Jerusalem and sent the nation into captivity, not the power of Nebuchadnezzar.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    חֲבֹ֖ל חָבַ֣לְנוּ לָ֑ךְ וְ לֹא ־שָׁמַ֣רְנוּ א

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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