Nehemiah 9:11

Nehemiah 9:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
• New International Version (NIV)You divided the sea before them, so that they passed through it on dry ground, but you hurled their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into mighty waters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on dry land, and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into mighty waters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And You divided the sea before them, So that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; And their persecutors You threw into the deep, As a stone into the mighty waters.

Context of Nehemiah 9:11

9“You saw the affliction of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cry at the Red Sea. 10You performed awesome signs against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians had acted presumptuously against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day. You split the sea before them, and they crossed through the sea on dry ground! But you threw their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into surging waters. 12You guided them with a pillar of cloud by day and with a pillar of fire by night to illumine for them the path they were to travel. 13“You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You provided them with just judgments, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.

Nehemiah 9:11 word by word

וְהַיָּם֙ בָּקַ֣עְתָּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּ בְתוֹךְ־הַיָּ֖ם בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְֽאֶת־רֹ֨דְפֵיהֶ֜ם הִשְׁלַ֧כְתָּ בִמְצוֹלֹ֛ת כְּמוֹ־אֶ֖בֶן בְּמַ֥יִם עַזִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou didst divideבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
• the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• them, so that they went throughעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• on the dry landיַבָּשָׁהyabbâώâh · dry landH3004
• and their persecutorsרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• thou threwestשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• into the deepsמְצוֹלָהmetsôlâh metsôlâh metsûlâh metsûlâh · depthH4688
• as a stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• into the mightyעַז‛az · strongH5794
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Nehemiah 9:11

• Exodus 14:21Moses stretched out his hand toward the sea, and the Lord drove the sea apart by a strong east wind all that night, and he made the sea into dry land, and the water was divided.
• Psalms 66:6He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. Let us rejoice in him there!
• Psalms 78:13He divided the sea and led them across it; he made the water stand in a heap.
• Psalms 114:3The sea looked and fled; the Jordan River turned back.
• Psalms 136:13to the one who divided the Red Sea in two, for his loyal love endures,
• Isaiah 63:11His people remembered the ancient times. Where is the one who brought them up out of the sea, along with the shepherd of his flock? Where is the one who placed his holy Spirit among them,
• Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said, “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously, the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.
• Psalms 106:9He shouted at the Red Sea and it dried up; he led them through the deep water as if it were a desert.
• Hebrews 11:29By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry ground, but when the Egyptians tried it, they were swallowed up.
• Exodus 15:5The depths have covered them, they went down to the bottom like a stone.
• Revelation 18:21Then one powerful angel picked up a stone like a huge millstone, threw it into the sea, and said, “With this kind of sudden violent force Babylon the great city will be thrown down and it will never be found again!

Commentaries on Nehemiah 9:11

• 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. 10-11You made a name for Yourself: In the Exodus, God showed his power with plagues, parting the sea, and defeating the proud Egyptian army (Exodus 15:5, 9–10, 19).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 9:11

• Red Sea
• Sin
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Covenant
• Divide
• Gracious
• Mighty
• Neck
• Red Sea
• Sure
• Intercession
• Israel, History of

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