Nehemiah 9:31

Nehemiah 9:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
• New International Version (NIV)But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless in Your great mercy You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them; For You are God, gracious and merciful.

Context of Nehemiah 9:31

29You warned them in order to bring them back to your teachings, but they became arrogant and would not obey your commandments. They sinned by not following your regulations. If anyone follows them, he will find life in them. But they gave you the cold shoulder, became impossible to deal with, and wouldn’t listen. 30You were patient with them for many years. You warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. However, they wouldn’t listen. So you handed them over to the people in the surrounding nations. But your compassion is endless. You didn’t destroy them or abandon them. You are a merciful and compassionate God. 32And now, our God, you are the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God. You faithfully keep your promises. Do not consider all the hardships that we have been going through as unimportant. The hardships have come to our kings, leaders, priests, prophets, ancestors, and all your people from the time of the kings of Assyria until now. 33But you were fair about everything that has happened to us. You have been faithful, but we have been wicked.

Nehemiah 9:31 word by word

וּֽבְרַחֲמֶ֧יךָ הָרַבִּ֛ים לֹֽא־עֲשִׂיתָ֥ם כָּלָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א עֲזַבְתָּ֑ם כִּ֛י אֵֽל־חַנּ֥וּן וְרַח֖וּם אָֽתָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nevertheless for thy greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• mercies’רַחֲמִיםracham · compassionH7356
• sake thou didstעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• not utterly consumeכָּלָהkâlâh · consumptionH3617
• them, nor forsakeעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• a graciousחַנּוּןchannûn · graciousH2587
• and mercifulרַחוּםrachûm · compassionateH7349
• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410

Cross-references for Nehemiah 9:31

• Jeremiah 4:27This is what the Lord says: The whole earth will be ruined, although I will not destroy it completely.
• Jeremiah 5:10“Go among Jerusalem’s rows of grapevines and destroy them, but don’t destroy all of them. Cut off the branches because they don’t belong to the Lord.
• Lamentations 3:22the Lord’s mercy. We were not completely wiped out. His compassion is never limited.
• Ezekiel 14:22But some people will survive. Some of your sons and daughters will be brought out. When they come out to you, you will see how they live. Then you will be comforted after the disasters that I will bring on Jerusalem, after every disaster that I will bring against it.
• Daniel 9:9“But you, Lord our God, are compassionate and forgiving, although we have rebelled against you.
• Nehemiah 9:17They refused to listen. They forgot the miracles you performed for them. They became stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to slavery ⌞in Egypt⌟. But you are a forgiving God, one who is compassionate, merciful, patient, and always ready to forgive. You never abandoned them,
• Exodus 34:6Then he passed in front of Moses, calling out, “The Lord, the Lord, a compassionate and merciful God, patient, always faithful and ready to forgive.
• 2 Kings 13:23But the Lord was kind and merciful to the Israelites because of his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He didn’t want to destroy the Israelites, and even now he hasn’t turned away from them.
• 2 Chronicles 30:9When you return to the Lord, your relatives and children will find compassion from those who captured them. They will return to this land. The Lord your God is merciful and compassionate. He will not turn his face away from you if you return to him.”
• Psalms 103:8The Lord is compassionate, merciful, patient, and always ready to forgive.
• Psalms 145:8The Lord is merciful, compassionate, patient, and always ready to forgive.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 9:31

• 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. 28-31The people did not learn from the mistakes made during the time of the judges (Nehemiah 9:26–27). The same pattern of disobedience appeared during the monarchy (compare 2 Kings 17). Despite the nation's ongoing disobedience (Nehemiah 9:29), God remained steadfast in his love, patience, compassion, and guidance through the spirit and the prophets.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

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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