Nehemiah 9:21

21 You supported them forty years in that desert; they had everything they needed; Their clothes didn't wear out and their feet never blistered.

Nehemiah 9:21 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 9:21

Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so
that they lacked nothing
As not for food, so neither for raiment, as follows:

their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not;
of which see ( Deuteronomy 8:4 ) .

Nehemiah 9:21 In-Context

19 You in your amazing compassion didn't walk off and leave them in the desert. The Pillar of Cloud didn't leave them; daily it continued to show them their route; The Pillar of Fire did the same by night, showed them the right way to go.
20 You gave them your good Spirit to teach them to live wisely. You never stinted with your manna, gave them plenty of water to drink.
21 You supported them forty years in that desert; they had everything they needed; Their clothes didn't wear out and their feet never blistered.
22 You gave them kingdoms and peoples, establishing generous boundaries. They took over the country of Sihon king of Heshbon and the country of Og king of Bashan.
23 You multiplied children for them, rivaling the stars in the night skies, And you brought them into the land that you promised their ancestors they would get and own.
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