Nehemiah 9:6 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 9:6

You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.

BSB

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ASV

Thou art Jehovah, even thou alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

KJV

Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thou preservest them all - ואתה מחיה את כלם vettah mechaiyeh eth cullam, and thou givest life to them all: and the host of the heavens, לך משתחוים lecha mishtachavim, prostrate themselves unto thee. How near is this to the opinion of Kepler, that all the heavenly host are instinct with life, and navigate the great expanse on pinions adjusted to their situation in their respective orbits! But to preserve in life, or in being, is a very good meaning in the original, which does not necessarily imply vitality.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The congregation is called upon to signify their concurrence herewith by standing up; and so the minister directs himself to God, Blessed be thy glorious name. As the only living and true God: Thou art Jehovah alone, self-existent and independent; there is no God besides thee. As the Creator of all things: Thou hast made heaven, earth, and seas, and all that is in them.

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Original language & word study

28 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַתָּה־	'a.tah-	you	H859 →
ה֣וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
יְהוָה֮	Yah.weh	[are] Yahweh	H3068 →
לְבַדֶּךָ֒	le.va.de.Kha	to alone you	H905 →
אַתָּ֣ה	'at	you	H859 →
עָשִׂ֡יתָ	'a.Si.ta	you made	H6213 →
אֶֽת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַשָּׁמַיִם֩	ha.sha.ma.Yim	the heavens	H8064 →
שְׁמֵ֨י	she.Mei	[the] heavens of	H8064 →
הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם	ha.sha.Ma.yim	the heavens	H8064 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
צְבָאָ֗ם	tze.va.'Am	host their	H6635 →
הָאָ֜רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the earth	H776 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
עָלֶ֙יהָ֙	'a.Lei.ha	[is] on it	H5921 →
הַיַּמִּים֙	hai.ya.Mim	the seas	H3220 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
בָּהֶ֔ם	ba.Hem	[is] in them
וְאַתָּ֖ה	ve.'a.Tah	and you	H859 →
מְחַיֶּ֣ה	me.chai.Yeh	[are] preserving alive	H2421 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כֻּלָּ֑ם	ku.Lam	all of them	H3605 →
וּצְבָ֥א	u.tze.Va'	and [the] host of	H6635 →
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	ha.sha.Ma.yim	the heavens	H8064 →
לְךָ֥	le.Kha	to you
מִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים׃	mish.ta.cha.Vim	[are] bowing down	H7812 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
leads to
- John 1:1–3
  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Hebrews 11:3
  By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
- Isaiah 45:18
  For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be…
- Revelation 4:11
  “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
- Hebrews 1:10
  And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Through
Deuteronomy 6:4
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
leads to
- Mark 12:29–32
  Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Through
Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
leads to
- Colossians 1:16–17
  For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
- Revelation 5:12
  In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Nehemiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Nehemiah