And Nehemiah--he <FI>is<Fi> the Tirshatha--saith (and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who are instructing the people) to all the people, `To-day is holy to Jehovah your God, do not mourn, nor weep:' for all the people are weeping at their hearing the words of the law.
Nehemiah 8:7 And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, giving the people understanding in the law, and the people, <FI>are<Fi> on their station,
Nehemiah 8:8 and they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining--so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.
Nehemiah 8:9 And Nehemiah--he <FI>is<Fi> the Tirshatha--saith (and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who are instructing the people) to all the people, `To-day is holy to Jehovah your God, do not mourn, nor weep:' for all the people are weeping at their hearing the words of the law.
Nehemiah 8:10 And he saith to them, `Go, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and sent portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for to-day <FI>is<Fi> holy to our Lord, and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.'
Nehemiah 8:11 And the Levites are keeping all the people silent, saying, `Be silent, for to-day <FI>is<Fi> holy, and be not grieved.'
The verse centers on "nehemiah--he", "tirshatha--saith", "ezra", "priest", "scribe", "levites", "instructing", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nehemiah--he" and "tirshatha--saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 8's "and they read in the book in..." into verse 10's "And he saith to them Go eat...", so "nehemiah--he" and "tirshatha--saith" belong inside that flow. In Nehemiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "nehemiah--he" and "tirshatha--saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.