Nehemiah - 9:9



9 "You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea,

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Explanation and meaning of Nehemiah 9:9.

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And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea,
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt: and thou didst hear their cry by the Red Sea.
and dost see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry hast heard by the sea of Suph,
And you saw the trouble of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry came to your ears by the Red Sea;
You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Sea of Suf,
And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt. And you heard their outcry beside the Red Sea.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

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.

The fulfilment of this word by the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, and their guidance through the wilderness to Canaan.

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