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New Life Version

Nehemiah 9:9

"You saw the trouble of our fathers in Egypt. You heard their cry by the Red Sea.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Red Sea;   Sin;   Thankfulness;   The Topic Concordance - Giving and Gifts;   Guidance;   Hearing;   Living Waters;   Servants;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prayer, Public;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ezra;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Time;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Red Sea;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezra, Book of;   Nehemiah;   Providence;   Red Sea (Reed Sea);   Salvation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the Old Testament;   Ezra;   Ezra, Book of;   Love, Lover, Lovely, Beloved;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Prayer;   Synagogue;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Red sea;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Prayer;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Sea;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Theology;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You saw the oppression of our ancestors in Egyptand heard their cry at the Red Sea.
Hebrew Names Version
You saw the affliction of our fathers in Mitzrayim, and heard their cry by the Sea of Suf,
King James Version
And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
English Standard Version
"And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea,
New Century Version
"You saw our ancestors suffering in Egypt and heard them cry out at the Red Sea.
New English Translation
"You saw the affliction of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cry at the Red Sea.
Amplified Bible
"You saw our fathers' affliction in Egypt, And You heard their cry by the Red Sea (Sea of Reeds).
New American Standard Bible
"You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.
World English Bible
You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou hast also considered the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the red Sea,
Legacy Standard Bible
"You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt,And heard their cry by the Red Sea.
Berean Standard Bible
You saw the oppression of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.
Contemporary English Version
When our ancestors were in Egypt, you saw their suffering; when they were at the Red Sea, you heard their cry for help.
Complete Jewish Bible
"‘You saw the distress of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry by the Sea of Suf.
Darby Translation
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea;
Easy-to-Read Version
You saw our ancestors suffering in Egypt and heard them call for help by the Red Sea.
George Lamsa Translation
And thou didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and hear their cry by the Red Sea;
Good News Translation
"You saw how our ancestors suffered in Egypt; you heard their call for help at the Red Sea.
Lexham English Bible
"You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their shout at the Red Sea.
Literal Translation
And You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Sea of Reeds.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And hast considered the mysery of oure fathers in Egipte, and herde their complainte by the reed See,
American Standard Version
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea,
Bible in Basic English
And you saw the trouble of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry came to your ears by the Red Sea;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And hast considered the miserie of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their complaynt by the red sea:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea;
King James Version (1611)
And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the red Sea,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and thou heardest their cry at the Red Sea.
English Revised Version
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou hast seyn the turment of oure fadris in Egipt, and thou herdist the cry of hem on the reed see.
Update Bible Version
And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea,
Webster's Bible Translation
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
New King James Version
"You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.
New Living Translation
"You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cries from beside the Red Sea.
New Revised Standard
"And you saw the distress of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yea thou sawest the affliction of our fathers, in Egypt, and, their outcry, thou heardest, by the Red Sea;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt: and thou didst hear their cry by the Red Sea.
Revised Standard Version
"And thou didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and hear their cry at the Red Sea,
Young's Literal Translation
and dost see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry hast heard by the sea of Suph,
THE MESSAGE
You saw the anguish of our parents in Egypt. You heard their cries at the Red Sea; You amazed Pharaoh, his servants, and the people of his land with wonders and miracle-signs. You knew their bullying arrogance against your people; you made a name for yourself that lasts to this day. You split the sea before them; they crossed through and never got their feet wet; You pitched their pursuers into the deep; they sank like a rock in the storm-tossed sea. By day you led them with a Pillar of Cloud, and by night with a Pillar of Fire To show them the way they were to travel. You came down onto Mount Sinai, you spoke to them out of heaven; You gave them instructions on how to live well, true teaching, sound rules and commands; You introduced them to your Holy Sabbath; Through your servant Moses you decreed commands, rules, and instruction. You gave bread from heaven for their hunger, you sent water from the rock for their thirst. You told them to enter and take the land, which you promised to give them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.

Contextual Overview

4 Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani stood on the Levites' raised floor. And they cried with a loud voice to the Lord their God. 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, "Stand up and give honor and thanks to the Lord your God forever and ever! O may Your great name be praised!" 6 "You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, the heaven of heavens with all their angels. You have made the earth and all that is on it, and the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them, and the angels of heaven bow down to You. 7 You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram and brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees and gave him the name Abraham. 8 You found his heart faithful to You and made an agreement with him, to give his children and their children's children the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. And You have done what You promised, for You are right and good. 9 "You saw the trouble of our fathers in Egypt. You heard their cry by the Red Sea. 10 Then You made special things to see and did powerful works against Pharaoh, against all his servants and all the people of his land. For You knew that they were proud and made it hard for our fathers. And You made a name for Yourself, as it is this day. 11 You divided the sea in front of them, so they passed through the sea on dry ground. And You threw those who went after them into the deep sea, like a stone into troubled waters. 12 You led the people during the day with a cloud, and with a pillar of fire during the night to light the way they were to go. 13 Then You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them Laws that are right and true and good.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

didst see: Exodus 2:25, Exodus 3:7-9, Exodus 3:16, Acts 7:34

heardest: Exodus 14:10-12

Reciprocal: Genesis 15:14 - that Exodus 2:23 - cry Exodus 2:24 - remembered Exodus 3:6 - hid Exodus 14:13 - ye shall see Exodus 14:15 - General Exodus 18:8 - told Deuteronomy 6:21 - General Deuteronomy 29:3 - General Judges 6:8 - a prophet Judges 10:11 - Egyptians 1 Samuel 10:18 - Thus saith 1 Samuel 12:6 - It is the Lord Isaiah 22:12 - call Micah 6:4 - I brought Acts 7:7 - the nation Acts 13:17 - and with

Cross-References

Genesis 6:18
But I will make My agreement with you. You will go into the large boat, you and your sons and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
Genesis 9:7
As for you, have many children. Cover the earth with many people."
Genesis 9:8
Then God said to Noah and his sons,
Genesis 9:9
"See, I make My agreement with you, and with your children after you,
Genesis 9:10
and with every living thing that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every animal of the earth, of all that came out of the large boat, every living thing on earth.
Genesis 9:11
I make My agreement with you, that never again will all flesh be destroyed by the water of a flood. There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth."
Genesis 9:17
God said to Noah, "This is the special thing to see because of the agreement I have made between Me and all flesh upon the earth."
Genesis 22:17
I will bring good to you. I will add many to the number of your children and all who come after them, like the stars of the heavens and the sand beside the sea. They will take over the cities of those who hate them.
Jeremiah 33:20
"This is what the Lord says: ‘If you can break My agreement with the day and night, so that day and night will not come at their set time,
Romans 1:3
It tells of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, Who was born as a person in the flesh through the family of King David.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt,.... The hard bondage in which their lives were made bitter; and was not a mere spectator of it, but looked upon them in it with pity and compassion, and sent them a deliverer, Exodus 2:23

and heardest their cry by the Red sea; which was before them, and the rocks on both sides of them, and the host of Pharaoh behind, pressing upon them, when he heard them, and wrought salvation for them,

Exodus 14:10.


 
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