Nehemiah 9:11

And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
divide	בָּקַ֣עְתָּ ba.Ka'.ta	H1234	to cleave · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
sea	וְהַיָּם֙ ve.hai.Yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
before	לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם lif.nei.Hem	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
through	וַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּ vai.ya.'av.Ru	H5674	to cross over · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
midst	בְתוֹךְ ve.tokh-	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
sea	הַיָּ֖ם hai.Yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
land	בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה bai.ya.ba.Shah	H3004	dry ground · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
persecutors	רֹ֨דְפֵיהֶ֜ם ro.de.fei.Hem	H7291	to run after (usually with hostile intent · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
threwest	הִשְׁלַ֧כְתָּ hish.Lakh.ta	H7993	to throw out · verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
deeps	בִמְצוֹלֹ֛ת vim.tzo.Lot	H4688	a deep place (of water or mud) · preposition + noun, common feminine plural absolute
stone	אֶ֖בֶן 'E.ven	H68	a stone · noun, common feminine singular absolute
mighty	עַזִּֽים 'a.Zim	H5794	strong · adjective, masculine plural absolute
waters	בְּמַ֥יִם be.Ma.yim	H4325	water · preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 78:13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
Exodus 14:21-22 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea…
Exodus 14:27-28 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled agai…
Psalms 66:6 He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
Psalms 106:9-11 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
Psalms 114:3-5 The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
Psalms 136:13-15 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Isaiah 63:11-13 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 9:4–end

We have here an account how the work of this fast-day was carried on. 1. The names of the ministers that were employed. They are twice named (Neh 9:4, Neh 9:5), only with some variation of the names. Either they prayed successively, according to that rule which the apostle gives (Co1 14:31, You may all prophesy one by one), or, as some think, there were eight several congregations at some distance from each other, and each had a Levite to preside in it. 2. The work itself in which they employed themselves. (1.) They prayed to God, cried to him with a loud voice (Neh 9:4), for the pardon of the sins of Israel and God's favour to them. They cried aloud, not that God might the better hear them,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 9:6

Thou, even thou, art Lord alone, &c.--In this solemn and impressive prayer, in which they make public confession of their sins, and deprecate the judgments due to the transgressions of their fathers, they begin with a profound adoration of God, whose supreme majesty and omnipotence is acknowledged in the creation, preservation, and government of all. Then they proceed to enumerate His mercies and distinguished favors to them as a nation, from the period of the call of their great ancestor and the gracious promise intimated to him in the divinely bestowed name of Abraham, a promise which implied that he was to be the Father of the faithful, the ancestor of the Messiah, and the honored individ…

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Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 9:7

Who didst choose Abram - See the notes on Exo 13:21 (note). The name of Abraham - For the explanation of this name, See the notes on Gen 17:5.

John Gill on Nehemiah 9:11

And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on dry land,.... That is, the Israelites, see Exodus 14:21, and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps; with great ease, and with indignation, meaning the Egyptians, that pursued hotly after them, and were thrown into the sea: as a stone into the mighty waters; where they sunk and perished, see Exodus 15:4.

Dictionary and topics

Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…
Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Red Sea — The sea so called extends along the west coast of Arabia for about 1,400 miles, and separates Asia from Africa. It is connected with the Indian Ocean, of which it is an arm, by the Strait of…
Prayer, Public · Exemplified: Jeshua — Exemplified: Jeshua
Red Sea · 14;15:1,4,11,19; — 14;15:1,4,11,19;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Nehemiah 9:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 9:4–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 9:6

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 9:7

John Gill on Nehemiah 9:11

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 9:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 9:4–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 9:6

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 9:7

John Gill on Nehemiah 9:11

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 9:9-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 9:10-11

Rashi on Nehemiah 9:10