Nehemiah 9:7

Nehemiah 9:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
• New International Version (NIV)“You are the Lord God, who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You are the Lord, the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram, And brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, And gave him the name Abraham;

Context of Nehemiah 9:7

5Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah, said, “Arise, bless the Lord your God forever and ever! O may Your glorious name be blessed And exalted above all blessing and praise! 6You alone are the Lord. You have made the heavens, The heaven of heavens with all their host, The earth and all that is on it, The seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them And the heavenly host bows down before You. You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram And brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees, And gave him the name Abraham. 8You found his heart faithful before You, And made a covenant with him To give him the land of the Canaanite, Of the Hittite and the Amorite, Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite and the Girgashite-- To give it to his descendants. And You have fulfilled Your promise, For You are righteous. 9“You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.

Nehemiah 9:7 word by word

אַתָּה־הוּא֙ יְהוָ֣ה הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּחַ֙רְתָּ֙ בְּאַבְרָ֔ם וְהוֹצֵאת֖וֹ מֵא֣וּר כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים וְשַׂ֥מְתָּ שְּׁמ֖וֹ אַבְרָהָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• You are the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• Whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• choseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• Abramאַבְרָם'abrâm · AbramH87
• And broughtיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• Urאוּר'ûr · UrH218
• of the Chaldeesכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
• gaveשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: nameH7760
• him the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85

Cross-references for Nehemiah 9:7

• Genesis 12:1Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you;
• Deuteronomy 10:15Yet on your fathers did the Lord set His affection to love them, and He chose their descendants after them, even you above all peoples, as it is this day.
• Joshua 24:2Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘From ancient times your fathers lived beyond the River, namely, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.
• Isaiah 41:8“But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend,
• Isaiah 51:2Look to Abraham your father And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain; When he was but one I called him, Then I blessed him and multiplied him.”
• Genesis 11:31Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went out together from Ur of the Chaldeans in order to enter the land of Canaan; and they went as far as Haran, and settled there.
• Genesis 15:7And He said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess it.”
• Acts 7:2And he said, “Hear me, brethren and fathers! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
• Genesis 17:5No longer shall your name be called Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 9:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Who didst choose Abram - See the notes on Exodus 13:21; (note). The name of Abraham - For the explanation of this name, See the notes on Genesis 17:5.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. 7-8God's actions with Abram—calling him (Genesis 12:1–3; 15:7), giving him a new name and identity (Genesis 17:5), making a covenant with him (Genesis 15:6–21; 17:4–5), and fulfilling his promises of land and descendants (Genesis 15:18–21)—showed God's faithfulness and inspired confidence in God's future actions.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 9:7

• Abraham
• God
• Predestination
• Sin
• Thankfulness
• Ur

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• God
• Ur
• Ur of the Chaldees
• Covenant
• Divide
• Gracious
• Mighty
• Neck
• Sure

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