Nehemiah 9:11

Nehemiah 9:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
• New International Version (NIV)You divided the sea before them, so that they passed through it on dry ground, but you hurled their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into mighty waters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And You divided the sea before them, So that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; And their persecutors You threw into the deep, As a stone into the mighty waters.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You divided the sea for your people so they could walk through on dry land! And then you hurled their enemies into the depths of the sea. They sank like stones beneath the mighty waters.

Context of Nehemiah 9:11

9"And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea, 10and performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew that they acted arrogantly against our fathers. And you made a name for yourself, as it is to this day. And you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on dry land, and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into mighty waters. 12By a pillar of cloud you led them in the day, and by a pillar of fire in the night to light for them the way in which they should go. 13You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven and gave them right rules and true laws, good statutes and commandments,

Nehemiah 9:11 word by word

וְהַיָּם֙ בָּקַ֣עְתָּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּ בְתוֹךְ־הַיָּ֖ם בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְֽאֶת־רֹ֨דְפֵיהֶ֜ם הִשְׁלַ֧כְתָּ בִמְצוֹלֹ֛ת כְּמוֹ־אֶ֖בֶן בְּמַ֥יִם עַזִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou didst divideבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
• the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• them, so that they went throughעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• on the dry landיַבָּשָׁהyabbâώâh · dry landH3004
• and their persecutorsרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• thou threwestשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• into the deepsמְצוֹלָהmetsôlâh metsôlâh metsûlâh metsûlâh · depthH4688
• as a stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• into the mightyעַז‛az · strongH5794
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Nehemiah 9:11

• Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
• Psalms 66:6He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him,
• Psalms 78:13He divided the sea and let them pass through it, and made the waters stand like a heap.
• Psalms 114:3The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back.
• Psalms 136:13to him who divided the Red Sea in two, for his steadfast love endures forever;
• Isaiah 63:11Then he remembered the days of old, of Moses and his people. Where is he who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he who put in the midst of them his Holy Spirit,
• Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying, "I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
• Psalms 106:9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry, and he led them through the deep as through a desert.
• Hebrews 11:29By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned.
• Exodus 15:5The floods covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone.
• Revelation 18:21Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no more;

Commentaries on Nehemiah 9:11

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-38Verses 4-38 The summary of their prayers we have here upon record. Much more, no doubt, was said. Whatever ability we have to do any thing in the way of duty, we are to serve and glorify God according to the utmost of it. When confessing our sins, it is good to notice the mercies of God, that we may be the more humbled and ashamed. The dealings of the Lord showed his goodness and long-suffering, and the hardness of their hearts. The testimony of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11You made a name for Yourself: In the Exodus, God showed his power with plagues, parting the sea, and defeating the proud Egyptian army (Exodus 15:5, 9–10, 19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-386-38. Thou, even thou, art Lord alone, &c.--In this solemn and impressive prayer, in which they make public confession of their sins, and deprecate the judgments due to the transgressions of their fathers, they begin with a profound adoration of God, whose supreme majesty and omnipotence is acknowledged in the creation, preservation, and government of all. Then they proceed to enumerate His mercies and distinguished favors to them as a nation, from the…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 9:11

• Red Sea
• Sin
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Covenant
• Divide
• Gracious
• Mighty
• Neck
• Red Sea
• Sure
• Intercession
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on Nehemiah 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings