Nehemiah 9:21

Nehemiah 9:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
• New International Version (NIV)For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing, their clothes did not wear out nor did their feet become swollen.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Forty years You sustained them in the wilderness; They lacked nothing; Their clothes did not wear out And their feet did not swell.

Context of Nehemiah 9:21

19But because of your endless compassion, you didn’t abandon them in the desert. The column of smoke didn’t leave them during the day, but it led them on their way. The column of fire didn’t leave them during the night, but it gave them light to see the way they should go. 20You gave them your good Spirit to teach them. You didn’t keep your manna to yourself. You gave them water to quench their thirst. You provided for them in the desert for 40 years, and they had everything they needed. Their clothes didn’t wear out, and their feet didn’t swell. 22You gave kingdoms and nations to the Israelites and assigned them their boundaries. So they took possession of the land of Sihon, the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of King Og of Bashan. 23You made their children as numerous as the stars in the sky. You brought them into the land you told their parents to enter and possess.

Nehemiah 9:21 word by word

וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֛ה כִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר לֹ֣א חָסֵ֑רוּ שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ לֹ֣א בָל֔וּ וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א בָצֵֽקוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yea, fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• didst thou sustainכּוּלkûl · to sustainH3557
• them in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• they lackedחָסֵרchâsêr · to lackH2637
• nothing; their clothesשַׂלְמָהώalmâh · garmentH8008
• waxed not oldבָּלָהbâlâh · to become oldH1086
• and their feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• swelledבָּצֵקbâtsêq · to swellH1216

Cross-references for Nehemiah 9:21

• Exodus 16:35The Israelites ate manna for 40 years until they came to a place to settle. They ate manna until they came to the border of Canaan.
• Numbers 14:33Your children will be shepherds in the desert for 40 years. They will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies dead in the desert.
• Deuteronomy 2:7The Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched over you as you traveled through this vast desert. For 40 years now the Lord your God has been with you, and you haven’t needed a thing.
• Deuteronomy 8:2Remember that for 40 years the Lord your God led you on your journey in the desert. He did this in order to humble you and test you. He wanted to know whether or not you would wholeheartedly obey his commands.
• Amos 5:25Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offerings in the desert for 40 years, nation of Israel?
• Acts 13:18and he put up with them for about forty years in the desert.
• Deuteronomy 8:4Your clothes didn’t wear out, and your feet didn’t swell these past 40 years.
• Deuteronomy 29:5For 40 years I led you through the desert. During that time your clothes and shoes never wore out.
• Psalms 34:10Young lions go hungry and may starve, but those who seek the Lord’s help have all the good things they need.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 9:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Their clothes waxed not old - See the note on Deuteronomy 8:4.Read the comment
• 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. 12-21This prayer reminded the people of God's miraculous guidance of Israel in the wilderness (Exodus 13:21–22), his personal appearance at Mount Sinai to reveal his covenant laws through Moses (see Exodus 19–20), and his faithfulness in providing bread and water (see Exodus 16:4; 17:1–6). Despite all of that, Israel's ancestors were proud and stubborn and refused to obey (see Exodus 32; Numbers 14:4). Yet in his grace, God remained faithful and compassionate…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 9:21

• Clothing
• Israel
• Repentance
• Sin
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Covenant
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• Intercession
• Israel, History of
• Leviticus
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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