Nehemiah 9:9
in Nehemiah 9You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea,
KJV
And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
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This verse in Nehemiah 9
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
at the Red Sea
on Nehemiah 9:9-11
Three verses retell the exodus in the order Exodus gives it: the cry heard "at the Red Sea" and the "signs and wonders against Pharaoh". Gill ties each clause to its source, the cry of Exodus 14:10, the pride of Exodus 18:11, the crossing of Exodus 14:21.
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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11 ), and so got himself a name; for he said, I will get me honour upon Pharaoh. Even to this day the name of God is glorified for that wonderful work. It was done miraculously: signs and wonders were shown for the effecting of it; their deliverance was the destruction of their enemies; they were thrown into the deeps, as irrecoverably as a stone into the mighty waters.
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And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt,.... The hard bondage in which their lives were made bitter; and was not a mere spectator of it, but looked upon them in it with pity and compassion, and sent them a deliverer, Exo 2:23 and heardest their cry by the Red sea; which was before them, and the rocks on both sides of them, and the host of Pharaoh behind, pressing upon them, when he heard them, and wrought salvation for them, Exo 14:10.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
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.
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתֵּ֛רֶא | vatere' | and you saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עֳנִ֥י | ʾoni | [the] affliction of | H6040 → | |
| אֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ | ʾavoteinu | ancestors our | H1 → | 1212 times |
| בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם | bemitzrayim | in Egypt | H4714 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זַעֲקָתָ֥ם | zaakatam | outcry their | H2201 → | |
| שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ | shama'ta | you heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יַם־ | yam- | [the] sea of | H3220 → | 396 times |
| סֽוּף׃ | suf | reed[s] | H5488 → |
וַתֵּ֛רֶאand you saw
vatere'H7200 →1300 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עֳנִ֥י[the] affliction of
ʾoniH6040 →
אֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּancestors our
ʾavoteinuH1 →1212 times
בְּמִצְרָ֑יִםin Egypt
bemitzrayimH4714 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
זַעֲקָתָ֥םoutcry their
zaakatamH2201 →
שָׁמַ֖עְתָּyou heard
shama'taH8085 →1159 times
עַל־at
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יַם־[the] sea of
yam-H3220 →396 times
סֽוּף׃reed[s]
sufH5488 →
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
Exodus 2:25God saw the Israelites and took notice.
it leads to
- Exodus 4:31
and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 55:22
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Exodus 3:7–8
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
- Psalms 1:6
For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
- Luke 1:25
“The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
- Exodus 4:31
Through
Acts 7:34I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
it leads to
- Exodus 3:7–10
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
- Exodus 3:7–10
Through
Exodus 3:16Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you…
it leads to
- Psalms 8:4
what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
- Exodus 4:29
Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites,
- Psalms 8:4
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.