Nehemiah 13:14

Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Nehemiah speaks directly to God at the close of his leadership reforms in Jerusalem, immediately after appointing treasurers and confronting Sabbath commercialization. He addresses the divine audience following his administrative and religious corrections in chapter 13.

The words — The Hebrew verb זָכְרָה־ (za.khe.ra/h-) means "remember," paired with תֶּ֣מַח (Te.mach), "you wipe out," and חֲסָדַ֗/י (cha.sa.Da/i), "my loyal deeds." The text states a petition for God to retain memory of Nehemiah's service while refusing to erase those acts.

The thread — This exact petitional formula appears in Nehemiah 13:22 and Nehemiah 13:31, framing additional reforms with the same request for divine remembrance. The structure aligns with covenantal appeals like Psalms 122:6, though Nehemiah applies it specifically to temple administration and Sabbath observance.

Why it lands — The text demands that faithful service be recorded by God rather than by human institutions. It asks the reader to accept that leadership accountability rests on divine memory, not on institutional preservation or public recognition.

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The Hebrew words

זָכְרָה־za.khe.ra/h-remember/ !לִּ֥יl/ito/ meאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.Ha/iO God/ my עַל־'al-on זֹ֑אתZotthis וְאַל־ve./'al-and/ may not תֶּ֣מַחTe.machyou wipe out חֲסָדַ֗יcha.sa.Da/iloyalti<es>/ my אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich עָשִׂ֛יתִי'a.Si.tiI have done בְּבֵ֥יתbe./Veitin/ [the] house of אֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.Ha/iGod/ my וּבְמִשְׁמָרָֽיו׃u./ve./mish.ma.Ra/vand/ in/ services/ its

King James Version

Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.

Cross-references

Psalms 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
Nehemiah 13:22 Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.
Nehemiah 13:31 I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.
Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
2 Chronicles 31:20 So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
Ezra 7:20 And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.
Nehemiah 5:19 Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.
1 Chronicles 29:3 Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
2 Chronicles 24:16 And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
Ezra 7:27 Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,