Nehemiah 13:31

Verse

I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.

American Standard Version (1901)

and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

Bible in Basic English

And for the wood offering, at fixed times, and for the first fruits. Keep me in mind, O my God, for good.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And for the offering of wood at times appointed, and for the firstfruits: remember me, O my God, unto good. Amen.

Free Bible Version

I also arranged for wood to be supplied for the altar at the specified times, and for the first part of the produce to be donated. My God, remember me favorably.

Geneva Bible 1599

And for the offring of the wood at times appoynted, and for the first fruites. Remember me, O my God, in goodnes.

King James (Authorized) Version

And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

Translation for Translators

I also arranged for people to bring the firewood that was needed to burn on the altar, as Moses had declared that we should do. I also arranged for the people to bring the first part of what they harvested each year. My God, do not forget that I have done all these things, and bless me for doing them!

Unlocked Literal Bible

I provided for the wood offering at the appointed times and for the firstfruits. Call me to mind, my God, for good.

Noah Webster Bible

And for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

World English Bible

and for the wood offering, at appointed times, and for the first fruits. Remember me, my God, for good.

Young's Literal Translation

and for the wood-offering at appointed times, and for first-fruits. Be mindful of me, O my God, for good.

Context

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³⁰Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites. ³¹I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.

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Summary

Nehemiah concludes his account by expressing his plea to remember him, O my God, for good. This final verse reflects Nehemiah's heart for God's favor and blessing as he sought to faithfully serve the Lord and His people. It serves as a humble acknowledgment of his dependence on God's grace and a desire for his efforts to be remembered and honored by the Lord. Nehemiah's prayer encapsulates the theme of dedication and commitment to God's work, leaving a legacy of faithfulness and devotion for future generations to emulate.

Commentary

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

For the wood-offering - This was a most necessary regulation: without it the temple service could not have gone forward; and therefore Nehemiah mentions this as one of the most important services he had rendered to his nation. See Neh 10:34. Remember me, O my God, for good - This has precisely the same meaning with, O my God, have mercy upon me! and thus alone it should be understood. Of Nehemiah the Jews speak as one of the greatest men of their nation. His concern for his country, manifested by such unequivocal marks, entitles him to the character of the first patriot that ever lived. In the course of the Divine providence, he was a captive in Babylon; but there his excellences were so apparent, that he was chosen by the Persian king to fill an office the most respectable and the most confidential in the whole court. Here he lived in ease and affluence; he lacked no manner of thing that was good; and here he might have continued to live, in the same affluence and in the same confidence: but he could enjoy neither, so long as his people were distressed, the sepulchres of his fathers trodden under foot, the altars of his God overturned, and his worship either totally neglected or corrupted. He sought the peace of Jerusalem; he prayed to God for it; and was willing to sacrifice wealth, ease, and safety, and even life itself, if he might be the instrument of restoring the desolations of Israel. And God, who saw the desire of his heart, and knew the excellences with which he had endowed him, granted his request, and gave him the high honor of restoring the desolated city of his ancestors, and the pure worship of their God. On this account he has been considered by several as an expressive type of Jesus Christ, and many parallels have been shown in their lives and conduct. I have already, in several notes, vindicated him from all mercenary and interested views, as well as from all false notions of religion, grounded on human merit. For disinterestedness, philanthropy, patriotism, prudence, courage, zeal, humanity, and every virtue that constitutes a great mind, and proves a soul in deep communion with God, Nehemiah will ever stand conspicuous among the greatest men of the Jewish nation, and an exemplar worthy to be copied by the first patriots in every nation under heaven. It has already been observed that, in the Jewish canon, Ezra and Nehemiah make but one book; and that both have been attributed, but without reason, to the same author: hence the Syriac version ends with this colophon - The end of the book of Ezra, the scribe, in which are contained two thousand three hundred and sixty-one verses.