Nehemiah 12:43 Meaning and Explanation
“Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.”
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What Does Nehemiah 12:43 Mean?
The celebration reaches its height: great sacrifices are offered, and the whole community, men, women, and children alike, rejoices so loudly that the joy of Jerusalem is heard far off.
The text says plainly why: God had made them rejoice with great joy. Their gladness was His gift, not merely their own effort. When the Lord is the source of joy, it overflows every boundary, including the whole family and reaching even strangers in the distance. Such is the contagious gladness of a people who know they have been saved by their God.
Nehemiah 12:43 in the Original Language
simchah (שִׂמְחָה), 'joy' -- glad rejoicing, here given to the people as a gift from God.
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What does Nehemiah 12:43 mean?
That day they offered many sacrifices and rejoiced greatly, for God had filled them with joy, and the sound of Jerusalem's gladness carried far away.