Nehemiah 9:16

Nehemiah 9:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
• New International Version (NIV)“But they, our ancestors, became arrogant and stiff-necked, and they did not obey your commands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But they and our fathers acted presumptuously and stiffened their neck and did not obey your commandments.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But they and our fathers acted proudly, Hardened their necks, And did not heed Your commandments.

Context of Nehemiah 9:16

14So You made known to them Your holy sabbath, And laid down for them commandments, statutes and law, Through Your servant Moses. 15You provided bread from heaven for them for their hunger, You brought forth water from a rock for them for their thirst, And You told them to enter in order to possess The land which You swore to give them. “But they, our fathers, acted arrogantly; They became stubborn and would not listen to Your commandments. 17They refused to listen, And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You had performed among them; So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a God of forgiveness, Gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness; And You did not forsake them. 18Even when they made for themselves A calf of molten metal And said, ‘This is your God Who brought you up from Egypt,’ And committed great blasphemies,

Nehemiah 9:16 word by word

וְהֵ֥ם וַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ הֵזִ֑ידוּ וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־עָרְפָּ֔ם וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ אֶל־מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• But they, our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• actedזִידzûd zîyd · to boilH2102
• becameקָשָׁהqâshâh · to hardenH7185
• becameעֹ֫רֶף‛ôreph · neckH6203
• and would not listenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• to Your commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687

Cross-references for Nehemiah 9:16

• Nehemiah 9:10Then You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, Against all his servants and all the people of his land; For You knew that they acted arrogantly toward them, And made a name for Yourself as it is this day.
• Exodus 32:9The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, they are an obstinate people.
• Deuteronomy 9:6“Know, then, it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stubborn people.
• Deuteronomy 32:15“But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked-- You are grown fat, thick, and sleek-- Then he forsook God who made him, And scorned the Rock of his salvation.
• Psalms 78:8And not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not prepare its heart And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
• Psalms 106:6We have sinned like our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.
• Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy, He fought against them.
• Jeremiah 2:31O generation, heed the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of thick darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; We will no longer come to You’?
• Acts 7:51“You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.
• Deuteronomy 31:27For I know your rebellion and your stubbornness; behold, while I am still alive with you today, you have been rebellious against the Lord; how much more, then, after my death?
• 2 Kings 17:14However, they did not listen, but stiffened their neck like their fathers, who did not believe in the Lord their God.
• 2 Chronicles 30:8Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but yield to the Lord and enter His sanctuary which He has consecrated forever, and serve the Lord your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you.
• 2 Chronicles 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. But he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel.
• Psalms 95:8Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness,
• Proverbs 29:1A man who hardens his neck after much reproof Will suddenly be broken beyond remedy.
• Isaiah 48:4Because I know that you are obstinate, And your neck is an iron sinew And your forehead bronze,

Commentaries on Nehemiah 9:16

• 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 9:16

• Impenitence
• Repentance
• Self-Will
• Sin
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Covenant
• Divide
• Gracious
• Mighty
• Neck
• Sure
• Intercession
• Israel, History of
• Leviticus
• Prayer

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