Nehemiah 9:9-15

9 "¹You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And ²heard their cry by the Red * Sea.

10 "Then You performed ³signs and wonders against Pharaoh, Against all his servants and all the people of his land; For You knew that ⁴they acted arrogantly toward them, And ⁵made a name for Yourself as it is this day.

11 "⁶You divided the sea before them, So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground; And ⁷their pursuers You hurled into the depths, Like a stone into raging waters.

12 "And with a pillar of cloud ⁸You led them by day, And with a pillar of fire by night To light for them the way In which they were to go.

13 "Then ⁹You came down on Mount Sinai, And ¹⁰spoke with them from heaven; You gave them ¹¹just ordinances and true laws, Good statutes and commandments.

14 "So You made known to them ¹²Your holy sabbath, And laid down for them commandments, statutes and law, Through Your servant Moses.

15 "You ¹³provided bread from heaven for them for their hunger, You ¹⁴brought forth water from a rock for them for their thirst, And You ¹⁵told them to enter in order to possess The land which You swore * to give them.

Nehemiah 9:9-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 9

In this chapter we have an account of a fast kept by the Jews, which was observed, as by outward acts of humiliation, so by confession of sin, reading the law, and worshipping the Lord, Ne 9:1-3 and of a long prayer that the Levites made, in which they celebrate the divine perfections, take notice of various instances of the goodness of God to the people of Israel, acknowledge their manifold transgressions, observe the Lord's correction of them for them, in which they own he was righteous, Ne 9:4-38.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 3:7
• 2. Ex 14:10-14, 31
• 3. Ex 7:8-12:32
• 4. Exodus 5:2
• 5. Exodus 9:16
• 6. Exodus 14:21
• 7. Ex 15:1, 5, 10
• 8. Exodus 13:21, 22
• 9. Ex 19:11, 18-20
• 10. Exodus 20:1
• 11. Psalms 19:7-9
• 12. Exodus 16:23; Exodus 20:8
• 13. Ex 16:4, 14, 15
• 14. Exodus 17:6; Numbers 20:7-13
• 15. Deuteronomy 1:8, 21

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "Sea of Reeds"
• [b] Lit "strong, mighty"
• [c] Lit "lifted up Your hand"