Nehemiah 9:17
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Overview - Nehemiah 9 | |
1 | A solemn fast, and repentance of the people. |
4 | The Levites make a religious confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness. |
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Nehemiah 9:17 (King James Version)
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
- refused
- Numbers 14:3 Numbers 14:4 Numbers 14:11 Numbers 14:41 ; 16:14 Psalms 106:24 Psalms 106:25 ; Proverbs 1:24 ; Hebrews 12:25
- mindful
- Psalms 78:11 Psalms 78:42 Psalms 78:43 ; Psalms 86:5 Psalms 86:15 Psalms 106:7 Psalms 106:13 Matthew 16:9-11 ; 2 Peter 1:12-15
- in their rebellion
- Instead of {bemiryam,} "in their rebellion," seven MSS., one edition, and the LXX., have {bemitzrayim,} "in Egypt:" "appointed a captain to return to their bondage in Egypt."
- appointed
- Numbers 14:4 ; Acts 7:39
- a God
- Numbers 14:18 Numbers 14:19 ; Psalms 86:5 Psalms 86:15 ; 130:4 Micah 7:18 Micah 7:19
- ready to pardon
- Hebrew of pardons. gracious.
- Exodus 34:6 Exodus 34:7 ; Psalms 78:38 ; 103:8-18 Psalms 145:8 Psalms 145:9 Isaiah 55:7-9 ; Joel 2:13
- Romans 9:15 ; Ephesians 1:6 Ephesians 1:7
- forsookest
- 1 Kings 6:13 ; 8:57 Psalms 106:43-46