Nehemiah 9:16

16 "But they, our fathers, ¹acted arrogantly; They ²became * stubborn * and would not listen to Your commandments.

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Nehemiah 9:16 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 9:16

But they and our fathers dealt proudly
Behaved in a haughty manner towards God, their kind benefactor:

and hardened their necks;
refused to take the yoke of his law, as refractory oxen, that withdraw their necks from the yoke:

and hearkened not to thy commandments;
to do them, though they promised they would, ( Exodus 24:7 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Nehemiah 9:16 In-Context

14 "So You made known to them Your holy sabbath, And laid down for them commandments, statutes and law, Through Your servant Moses.

15 "You provided bread from heaven for them for their hunger, You brought forth water from a rock for them for their thirst, And You told them to enter in order to possess The land which You swore to give them.

16 "But they, our fathers, acted arrogantly; They became stubborn and would not listen to Your commandments.

17 "They refused to listen, And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You had performed among them; So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a God of forgiveness, Gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness; And You did not forsake them.

18 "Even when they made for themselves A calf of molten metal And said, 'This is your God Who brought you up from Egypt,' And committed great blasphemies,

Cross References 2

1. Nehemiah 9:10
2. Deuteronomy 1:26-33; Deuteronomy 31:27; Nehemiah 9:29

Footnotes 1

[a]. Lit "stiffened their neck;" so also v 17

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Nehemiah 9:16 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 9:16 In-Context

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