Nehemiah 9
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Nehemiah 9:12-21

12And with a pillarH5982 of cloudH6051 1You ledH5148 them by dayH3119, And with a pillarH5982 of fireH784 by nightH3915 To lightH215 for them the wayH1870 In whichH834 they were to goH1980.13Then 2You cameH3381 downH3381 on MountH2022 SinaiH5514, And 3spokeH1696 with them from heavenH8064; You gaveH5414 them 4justH3477 ordinancesH4941 and trueH571 lawsH8451, GoodH2896 statutesH2706 and commandmentsH4687.14So You madeH3045 knownH3045 to them 5Your holyH6944 SabbathH7676, And gaveH6680 them commandmentsH4687, statutesH2706, and lawH8451, ThroughH3027 Your servantH5650 MosesH4872.15You 6providedH5414 breadH3899 from heavenH8064 for them for their hungerH7458, You 7broughtH3318 outH3318 waterH4325 from a rockH5553 for them for their thirstH6772, And You 8toldH559 them to enterH935 in order to takeH3423 possessionH3423 of The landH776 whichH834 You 9sworeH5375H3027 to giveH5414 them.

16“But they, our fathersH1, 10actedH2102 arrogantlyH2102; They 1112becameH7185H6203 stubbornH7185H6203 and would not listenH8085 to Your commandmentsH4687.17They refusedH3985 to listenH8085, And 13did not rememberH2142 Your wondrousH6381 deedsH6381 whichH834 You performedH6213 amongH5973 them; So they becameH7185H6203 stubbornH7185H6203 and 14appointedH5414 a leaderH7218 to returnH7725 to their slaveryH5659 in 15EgyptH4714. But You are a GodH433 16of forgivenessH5547, GraciousH2587 and compassionateH7349, SlowH750 to angerH639 and aboundingH7227 in 17mercyH2617; And You did not abandonH5800 them.18EvenH637 whenH3588 they 18madeH6213 for themselves A calfH5695 of castH4541 metalH4541 And saidH559, ‘ThisH2088 is your 19godH430 WhoH834 broughtH5927 you upH5927 from EgyptH4714,’ And committedH6213 greatH1419 blasphemiesH5007,1920You, in Your greatH7227 compassionH7356, Did not abandonH5800 them in the wildernessH4057; 21The pillarH5982 of cloudH6051 did not leaveH5493H4480H5921 them by dayH3119, To guideH5148 them on their wayH1870, NorH3808 the pillarH5982 of fireH784 by nightH3915, to lightH215 for them the wayH1870 in whichH834 they were to goH1980.20Instead, 22You gaveH5414 Your goodH2896 SpiritH7307 to instructH7919 them, You did not withholdH4513 Your mannaH4478 from their mouthH6310, And You gaveH5414 them waterH4325 for their thirstH6772.21Indeed, for 23fortyH705 yearsH8141 You providedH3557 forH3557 them in the wildernessH4057 and they were not lackingH2637; Their clothesH8008 did not wearH1086 outH1086, norH3808 did their feetH7272 swellH1216 up.

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 9:12 Ex 13:21, 22 ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 9:13 Ex 19:11, 18-20 ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 9:13 Ex 20:1 ↩
  4. 4. Nehemiah 9:13 Ps 19:7-9 ↩
  5. 5. Nehemiah 9:14 Ex 16:23; 20:8 ↩
  6. 6. Nehemiah 9:15 Ex 16:4, 14, 15 ↩
  7. 7. Nehemiah 9:15 Ex 17:6; Num 20:7-13 ↩
  8. 8. Nehemiah 9:15 Deut 1:8, 21 ↩
  9. 9. Nehemiah 9:15 Lit lifted up Your hand ↩
  10. 10. Nehemiah 9:16 Neh 9:10 ↩
  11. 11. Nehemiah 9:16 Lit stiffened their neck; so also v 17 ↩
  12. 12. Nehemiah 9:16 Deut 1:26-33; 31:27; Neh 9:29 ↩
  13. 13. Nehemiah 9:17 Ps 78:11, 42-55 ↩
  14. 14. Nehemiah 9:17 Num 14:4 ↩
  15. 15. Nehemiah 9:17 As in LXX and some Heb mss; MT their rebellion ↩
  16. 16. Nehemiah 9:17 Ex 34:6, 7; Num 14:18 ↩
  17. 17. Nehemiah 9:17 Or faithfulness ↩
  18. 18. Nehemiah 9:18 Ex 32:4-8, 31 ↩
  19. 19. Nehemiah 9:18 Or God; i.e., an idol intended to represent God ↩
  20. 20. Nehemiah 9:19 Deut 8:2-4; Neh 9:27, 31 ↩
  21. 21. Nehemiah 9:19 Neh 9:12 ↩
  22. 22. Nehemiah 9:20 Num 11:17; Neh 9:30; Is 63:11-14 ↩
  23. 23. Nehemiah 9:21 Deut 2:7 ↩

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