Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Nehemiah 8:5
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Nehemiah8:5
5. when he opened it, all the people stood up--This attitude they assumed either from respect to God's word, or, rather, because the reading was prefaced by a solemn prayer, which was concluded by a general expression of "Amen, Amen."
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