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 fathers in Egypt and heard their cry by the Sea of Reeds. 10You gave signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his servants, and all the people of his land, for You knew how insolently they treated them. You made a name for Yourself which remains to this day. You divided the sea before them, so that they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land! But their pursuers You threw into the depths like a stone into mighty waters. 12You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and with a pillar of fire by night to illuminate for them the way they were to go. 13“You descended on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just judgments, reliable laws, and good statutes and mitzvot.

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 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. Adonai drove the sea back with a strong east wind throughout the night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided.
• Psalms 66:6He turned the sea into dry land. They crossed the river on foot. There let us rejoice in Him!
• Psalms 78:13He split the sea and led them through, and He made the water stand like a wall.
• Psalms 114:3The sea saw and fled, the Jordan turned back.
• Psalms 136:13who cut the Sea of Reeds into parts, for His lovingkindness endures forever,
• Isaiah 63:11Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses: “Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put among them His Ruach ha-Kodesh?
• Exodus 15:1Then Moses and Bnei-Yisrael sang this song to Adonai: I will sing to Adonai, for He is highly exalted! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.
• Psalms 106:9He rebuked the Sea of Reeds and it dried up, and He led them through the depths as through a wilderness.
• Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red Sea as if on dry ground. When the Egyptians tried it, they were swallowed up.
• Exodus 15:5The deeps cover them. They sank to the depths like a stone.
• Revelation 18:21Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying: “So shall Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with violence, never to 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