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Neh 2:12 — And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I [any] man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither [was there any] beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

I arose		Gen 32:22-24; Jos 10:9; Jdg 6:27; Jdg 9:32; Mat 2:14
neither		Ecc 3:7; Amo 5:13; Mic 7:5; Mat 10:16
my God		This pious and noble-minded man attributes every thing to God. If he purposed any good, it was because God put it into his heart; if he did or received any good, it was because the good hand of his God was upon him; if he expected any good, it was because he earnestly prayed God to remember him for good. Ezr 7:27; Psa 51:18; Psa 122:6; Jer 31:33; Jer 32:40; 2Cr 8:16; Jam 1:16,17; Rev 17:17

Correlating Passages

I arose

	Gen 32:22	And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
	Gen 32:23	And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
	Gen 32:24	And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
	Jos 10:9	Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, [and] went up from Gilgal all night.
	Jdg 6:27	Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and [so] it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do [it] by day, that he did [it] by night.
	Jdg 9:32	Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that [is] with thee, and lie in wait in the field:
	Mat 2:14	When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:

neither

	Ecc 3:7	A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
	Amo 5:13	Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it [is] an evil time.
	Mic 7:5	Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
	Mat 10:16	Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

my God

	Ezr 7:27	Blessed [be] the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put [such a thing] as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which [is] in Jerusalem:
	Psa 51:18	Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
	Psa 122:6	Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
	Jer 31:33	But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
	Jer 32:40	And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
	2Cr 8:16	But thanks [be] to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
	Jam 1:16	Do not err, my beloved brethren.
	Jam 1:17	Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
	Rev 17:17	For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

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Scott, Thomas. "Nehemiah 2:12," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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