Nehemiah 9:27
in Nehemiah 9So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries.
KJV
Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
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This verse in Nehemiah 9
Commentary
8 notes on this verseTherefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them,.... As the kings of Mesopotamia, Moab, Canaan, and others: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee; as they usually did, Jdg 3:9, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hands of their enemies; such were judges, Othniel, Ehud, Barak, Gideon, &c. and this was, done for them, not on account of their merits, but the abundant unmerited mercy of the Lord towards them.
This site's exposition
So You delivered them into the hands of enemies
on Nehemiah 9:27-28
"So You delivered them into the hands of enemies" begins the rhythm the book of Judges tells in full. Verse 28 repeats the cycle so each deliverance becomes the ground of the next relapse. Gill names the deliverers of Judges, Othniel, Ehud, Barak and Gideon.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
2 And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. 3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the L ORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the L ORD their God.
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This he did, not for any merit of theirs, for their deserved nothing but ill, but according to his mercies, his manifold mercies. (9.) The admonitions and fair warnings he gave them by his servants the prophets. When he delivered them from their troubles he testified against their sins (
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); and, when they did evil again, God did again leave them in the hand of their enemies, who could not have touched them if God had not given them up; but, when God left them, they got and kept dominion over them. Their present calamitous state is laid before the Lord (
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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.
Thou gavest them saviors - The whole book of Judges is a history of God’s mercies, and their rebellions.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Thou gavest them saviours - See Jdg 3:15 etc.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽתִּתְּנֵם֙ | vatitenem | and you gave them | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| בְּיַ֣ד | beyad | in [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| צָֽרֵיהֶ֔ם | tzareihem | opponents their | H6862 → | 109 times |
| וַיָּצֵ֖רוּ | vaiyatzeru | and they caused distress | H3334 → | |
| לָהֶ֑ם | lahem | to them | ||
| וּבְעֵ֤ת | uveet | and in [the] time of | H6256 → | 296 times |
| צָֽרָתָם֙ | tzaratam | distress their | H6869 → | |
| יִצְעֲק֣וּ | yitzaku | they cried out | H6817 → | |
| אֵלֶ֔יךָ | ʾeleikha | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| וְאַתָּה֙ | veatah | and you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| מִשָּׁמַ֣יִם | mishamayim | from heaven | H8064 → | 421 times |
| תִּשְׁמָ֔ע | tishma' | you heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| וּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָ | ukherachameikha | and according to compassion<s> your | H7356 → | 45 times |
| הָֽרַבִּ֗ים | harabim | <the> great | H7227 → | 454 times |
| תִּתֵּ֤ן | titen | you gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָהֶם֙ | lahem | to them | ||
| מֽוֹשִׁיעִ֔ים | moshiim | deliverers | H3467 → | |
| וְיוֹשִׁיע֖וּם | veyoshium | and they delivered them | H3467 → | |
| מִיַּ֥ד | miyad | from [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| צָרֵיהֶֽם׃ | tzareihem | opponents their | H6862 → | 109 times |
וַֽתִּתְּנֵם֙and you gave them
vatitenemH5414 →2011 times
בְּיַ֣דin [the] hand of
beyadH3027 →1618 times
צָֽרֵיהֶ֔םopponents their
tzareihemH6862 →109 times
וַיָּצֵ֖רוּand they caused distress
vaiyatzeruH3334 →
לָהֶ֑םto them
lahem
וּבְעֵ֤תand in [the] time of
uveetH6256 →296 times
צָֽרָתָם֙distress their
tzaratamH6869 →
יִצְעֲק֣וּthey cried out
yitzakuH6817 →
אֵלֶ֔יךָto you
ʾeleikhaH413 →5510 times
וְאַתָּה֙and you
veatahH859 →1094 times
מִשָּׁמַ֣יִםfrom heaven
mishamayimH8064 →421 times
תִּשְׁמָ֔עyou heard
tishma'H8085 →1159 times
וּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָand according to compassion<s> your
ukherachameikhaH7356 →45 times
הָֽרַבִּ֗ים<the> great
harabimH7227 →454 times
תִּתֵּ֤ןyou gave
titenH5414 →2011 times
לָהֶם֙to them
lahem
מֽוֹשִׁיעִ֔יםdeliverers
moshiimH3467 →
וְיוֹשִׁיע֖וּםand they delivered them
veyoshiumH3467 →
מִיַּ֥דfrom [the] hand of
miyadH3027 →1618 times
צָרֵיהֶֽם׃opponents their
tzareihemH6862 →109 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Kings 14:27and since the LORD had said that He would not blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 13:23
But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been…
- 2 Kings 13:5
So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.
- 2 Kings 13:23
Through
2 Kings 13:5So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 13:25
Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities…
- 2 Kings 14:27
and since the LORD had said that He would not blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.
- 2 Kings 14:25
This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of…
- 2 Kings 13:25
Through
2 Chronicles 36:17So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God…
it leads to
- Ezra 9:7
From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of…
- Psalms 74:20
Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
- Ezekiel 9:5–7
And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!
- Ezra 9:7
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About Nehemiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. F. Adeney, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther (Expositor's Bible).