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But when they were oppressed they cried out to you. From heaven you heard them, and in your great compassion you gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies. <a href="/nlt/nehemiah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> So you handed them over to their enemies, who made them suffer. But in their time of trouble they cried to you, and you heard them from heaven. In your great mercy, you sent them liberators who rescued them from their enemies. <a href="/esv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> Therefore you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. And in the time of their suffering they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven, and according to your great mercies you gave them saviors who saved them from the hand of their enemies. <a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a> Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. <a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore You delivered them into the hand of their enemies, Who oppressed them; And in the time of their trouble, When they cried to You, You heard from heaven; And according to Your abundant mercies You gave them deliverers who saved them From the hand of their enemies. <a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Therefore You handed them over to their enemies who oppressed them, But when they cried out to You in the time of their distress, You heard from heaven, and according to Your great compassion You gave them people who saved them from the hand of their enemies. <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Therefore You delivered them into the hand of their oppressors who oppressed them, But when they cried to You in the time of their distress, You heard from heaven, and according to Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who delivered them from the hand of their oppressors. <a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Therefore Thou didst deliver them into the hand of their oppressors who oppressed them, But when they cried to Thee in the time of their distress, Thou didst hear from heaven, and according to Thy great compassion Thou didst give them deliverers who delivered them from the hand of their oppressors. <a href="/lsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore You gave them into the hand of the ones who distressed them, and they afflicted them with distress, But at the time of their distress they cried to You, And You listened from heaven, and according to Your abundant compassion You gave them saviors and they saved them from the hand of the ones that distressed them. <a href="/amp/nehemiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Therefore You handed them over to their enemies who oppressed them. But when they cried out to You in the time of their suffering and distress, You heard them from heaven, and according to Your great compassion You gave them people to rescue them. Who rescued them from the hand of their enemies. <a href="/csb/nehemiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So you handed them over to their enemies, who oppressed them. In their time of distress, they cried out to you, and you heard from heaven. In your abundant compassion you gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the power of their enemies. <a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So You handed them over to their enemies, who oppressed them. In their time of distress, they cried out to You, and You heard from heaven. In Your abundant compassion You gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the power of their enemies. <a href="/asv/nehemiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries. <a href="/cev/nehemiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So you handed them over to their enemies, who treated them terribly. But in their sufferings, they begged you to help. From heaven you listened to their prayers and because of your great mercy, you sent leaders to rescue them. <a href="/erv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries. <a href="/gwt/nehemiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You handed them over to their enemies, who made them suffer. When they began to suffer, they cried to you. You heard them from heaven. You gave them saviors to rescue them from their enemies because of your endless compassion. <a href="/gnt/nehemiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> so you let their enemies conquer and rule them. In their trouble they called to you for help, and you answered them from heaven. In your great mercy you sent them leaders who rescued them from their foes. <a href="/isv/nehemiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> So you delivered them into the control of their enemies, who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed, they cried out to you, and you heard from heaven. In your great compassion you gave them deliverers who rescued them from the control of their enemies. <a href="/msb/nehemiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. <a href="/net/nehemiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a> Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who oppressed them. But in the time of their distress they called to you, and you heard from heaven. In your abundant compassion you provided them with deliverers to rescue them from their adversaries. <a href="/nheb/nehemiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them. In the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries. <a href="/wbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who distressed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried to thee, thou hearedest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them deliverers, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. <a href="/web/nehemiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them. In the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hands of their adversaries. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And You give them into the hand of their adversaries, "" And they distress them, "" And in the time of their distress they cry to You, "" And You, from the heavens, hear, "" And according to Your abundant mercies, "" Give saviors to them, "" And they save them out of the hand of their adversaries. <a href="/ylt/nehemiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Thou givest them into the hand of their adversaries, and they distress them, and in the time of their distress they cry unto Thee, and Thou, from the heavens, dost hear, and, according to Thine abundant mercies, dost give to them saviours, and they save them out of the hand of their adversaries. <a href="/slt/nehemiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou wilt give them into the hand of their adversaries, and they will press upon them: and in the time of their straits they will cry to thee, and thou wilt hear from the heavens; and according to thy many compassion thou wilt give to them saviours, and they will save them from the hand of their adversaries.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/nehemiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And thou gavest them into the hands of their enemies, and they afflicted them. And in the time of their tribulation they cried to thee, and thou heardest from heaven, and according to the multitude of thy tender mercies thou gavest them saviours, to save them from the hands of their enemies. <a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so you gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they afflicted them. And in the time of their tribulation, they cried out to you, and from heaven you heard them. And in accord with your great compassion, you gave to them saviors, who might save them from the hand of their enemies. <a href="/nabre/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore you gave them into the power of their enemies, who oppressed them. But in the time of their oppression they would cry out to you, and you would hear them from heaven, And according to your great mercy give them saviors to deliver them from the power of their enemies. <a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore you gave them into the hands of their enemies, who made them suffer. Then in the time of their suffering they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven, and according to your great mercies you gave them saviors who saved them from the hands of their enemies.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore thou didst deliver them into the hand of their enemies, who distressed them; and in the time of their distress, when they prayed to thee, thou didst hear them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them a saviour, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. <a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And you delivered them into the hand of their enemies, and they distressed them, and in the time of trouble they begged of you, and you heard them from Heaven according to your many mercies, and you appointed to them a Savior, and he saved them from the hand of their oppressors.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/nehemiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore Thou didst deliver them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them; and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto Thee, Thou heardest from heaven; and according to Thy manifold mercies Thou gavest them saviours who might save them out of the hand of their adversaries. <a href="/sep/nehemiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Then thou gavest them into the hand of them that afflicted them, and they did afflict them: and they cried to thee in the time of their affliction, and thou didst hear them from thy heaven, and in thy great compassions gavest them deliverers, and didst save them from the hand of them that afflicted them. <a href="/parallel/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=2612" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">The People Confess Their Sins</a> …26But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. 27<a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wat·tit·tə·nêm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">So You delivered them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into the hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="6862: ṣā·rê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent. Or tsar; from tsarar; narrow; a tight place; also a pebble; an opponent.">of enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/3334.htm" title="3334: way·yā·ṣê·rū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to press, i.e. Be narrow; figuratively, be in distress.">who oppressed</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ū·ḇə·‘êṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">and in their time</a> <a href="/hebrew/6869.htm" title="6869: ṣā·rā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Tightness, a female rival. Feminine of tsar; tightness; transitively, a female rival.">of distress</a> <a href="/hebrew/6817.htm" title="6817: yiṣ·‘ă·qū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To cry, cry out, call. A primitive root; to shriek; to proclaim.">they cried out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to You.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: miš·šā·ma·yim (Prep-m:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">From heaven</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: tiš·mā‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: hā·rab·bîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">and in Your great</a> <a href="/hebrew/7356.htm" title="7356: ū·ḵə·ra·ḥă·me·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Compassion. From racham; compassion; by extension, the womb; by implication, a maiden.">compassion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">You gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: mō·wō·šî·‘îm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">deliverers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: wə·yō·wō·šî·‘ūm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3mp:: 3mp) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">who saved them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yaḏ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from the hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="6862: ṣā·rê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent. Or tsar; from tsarar; narrow; a tight place; also a pebble; an opponent.">of their enemies.</a> 28But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Judges 2:16-18</a> Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them. / Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done. / Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them. <a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9</a> But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them. <a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Judges 3:15</a> And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab. <a href="/judges/6-7.htm">Judges 6:7-8</a> Now when the Israelites cried out to the LORD because of Midian, / He sent them a prophet, who told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. <a href="/judges/10-10.htm">Judges 10:10-16</a> Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.” / The LORD replied, “When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines, / Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands? ... <a href="/psalms/106-41.htm">Psalm 106:41-44</a> He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them. / Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand. / Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity. ... <a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">2 Kings 13:3-5</a> So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad. / Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel. / So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before. <a href="/isaiah/63-8.htm">Isaiah 63:8-9</a> For He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior. / In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">1 Samuel 12:10-11</a> Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’ / So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely. <a href="/2_chronicles/12-5.htm">2 Chronicles 12:5-7</a> Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’” / So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.” / When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-4.htm">2 Chronicles 15:4</a> But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-9.htm">2 Chronicles 20:9</a> ‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’ <a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Acts 7:34</a> I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’ <a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26-27</a> And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.” <a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a> And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard them from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.thou deliveredst<a href="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm">Deuteronomy 31:16-18</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them… <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Judges 2:14,15</a> And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies… <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Judges 3:8</a> Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.in the time<a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Deuteronomy 4:29-31</a> But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul… <a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Judges 3:15</a> But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.<a href="/judges/6-6.htm">Judges 6:6-10</a> And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD… saviours<a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Judges 2:18</a> And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.<a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9-15</a> And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother… <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">1 Samuel 12:10,11</a> And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/4-11.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-4.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/ezra/7-19.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/ezra/9-7.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/matthew/25-22.htm">Deliveredst</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-21.htm">Deliverers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">Distressed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-4.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-16.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Gavest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Great</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ezra/4-1.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Heardest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm">Hearedest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-19.htm">Manifold</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-19.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/judges/6-9.htm">Oppressors</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-9.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-22.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-21.htm">Saviors</a> <a href="/judges/10-14.htm">Saviours</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-17.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-5.htm">Time</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-5.htm">Vexed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/19-11.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/job/6-23.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/esther/1-12.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/matthew/25-20.htm">Deliveredst</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-21.htm">Deliverers</a> <a href="/esther/4-4.htm">Distressed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Gavest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-31.htm">Great</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/esther/8-13.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm">Heardest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm">Hearedest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-31.htm">Manifold</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/job/6-23.htm">Oppressors</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-17.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/job/26-2.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-21.htm">Saviors</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-21.htm">Saviours</a> <a href="/esther/3-8.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Time</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/job/27-2.htm">Vexed</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 9</div>1. <a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">A solemn fast, and repentance of the people</a> 4. <a href="/nehemiah/9-4.htm">The Levites make a confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Israelites often turned away from God, leading to their subjugation by surrounding nations. This pattern underscores the consequences of disobedience and the fulfillment of divine warnings given through the Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25</a>). The oppression by enemies such as the Philistines, Moabites, and Ammonites served as a form of divine discipline intended to bring the Israelites back to repentance.and in their time of distress they cried out to You The Israelites' cry to God in times of distress is a common theme in the Old Testament, illustrating their recognition of God's sovereignty and mercy. This act of crying out signifies repentance and a return to faith, as seen in <a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9 and 6</a>:6-7. It highlights the importance of turning to God in times of trouble and acknowledges His role as a deliverer. This pattern of crying out and divine response is a testament to God's readiness to forgive and restore His people when they seek Him earnestly.From heaven You heard them This phrase emphasizes God's omnipresence and His attentive nature. Despite the Israelites' repeated failures, God remains willing to listen and respond to their pleas. The concept of God hearing from heaven is also found in <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>, where God promises to hear and heal the land if His people humble themselves and pray. It reassures believers of God's accessibility and His desire to maintain a relationship with His people.and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers God's compassion is a central theme in the narrative of Israel's history. Despite their rebellion, God's mercy leads Him to raise up deliverers, or judges, to rescue the Israelites from their oppressors. Figures like Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, and Gideon serve as instruments of God's salvation. This compassion is a foreshadowing of the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who embodies God's mercy and provides salvation for all humanity.who saved them from the hands of their enemies The deliverers, empowered by God, brought salvation to the Israelites, freeing them from the oppression of their enemies. This deliverance is both physical and spiritual, as it restores the Israelites to a right relationship with God. The concept of salvation from enemies is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus is portrayed as the ultimate Savior who delivers humanity from sin and death (<a href="/luke/1-71.htm">Luke 1:71</a>). The deliverance in <a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27</a> serves as a type of the greater salvation to come through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God who repeatedly turned away from Him, leading to their oppression by enemies. 2. <a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a> Various nations and groups that oppressed the Israelites as a consequence of their disobedience. 3. <a href="/topical/d/deliverers.htm">Deliverers</a> Leaders raised by God to rescue the Israelites from their oppressors, such as judges and prophets. 4. <a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a> The dwelling place of God, from where He hears the cries of His people. 5. <a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a> The governor of Judah who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and called the people to repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_cycle_of_sin_and_redemption.htm">The Cycle of Sin and Redemption</a> Recognize the pattern of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance in our own lives. God is always ready to hear our cries and deliver us when we turn back to Him. <a href="/topical/g/god's_compassionate_nature.htm">God's Compassionate Nature</a> God's abundant compassion is a recurring theme. He is not indifferent to our suffering and is always willing to provide a way out when we seek Him earnestly. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_deliverers.htm">The Role of Deliverers</a> God often uses individuals to bring about deliverance. We should be open to being used by God to help others in their times of need. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a> The Israelites cried out to God in their distress, and He heard them. This underscores the importance of prayer and seeking God in difficult times. <a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a> The repeated failures and subsequent deliverance of Israel serve as a reminder to learn from past mistakes and remain faithful to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 9</a> <a href="/q/why_does_psalm_102_lack_historical_context.htm">Why does Psalm 102 speak of Zion's restoration without any clear historical fulfillment during the time it was written?</a> <a href="/q/key_themes_in_david's_psalms.htm">What are the key themes in the Psalms of David?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_benefit_of_being_obedient.htm">What is the benefit of being obedient?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_delay_in_distress.htm">If Psalm 143:1 depicts urgent pleas for divine intervention, why does an all-powerful God seem to delay or remain silent in times of distress?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) Their enemies who vexed them.--The phraseology in this and the following verse shows that the Book of Judges is carefully remembered in the prayer.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 27. - Thou gavest them saviours. e.g. Othniel and Ehud (who are called "saviours," <a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9, 15</a>), Shamgar, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson, Saul, David, etc. The writer seems to have the history of "Judges" especially in his mind (see the next verse). <a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So You delivered them וַֽתִּתְּנֵם֙ (wat·tit·tə·nêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set into the hands בְּיַ֣ד (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of their enemies, צָֽרֵיהֶ֔ם (ṣā·rê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6862.htm">Strong's 6862: </a> Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent who oppressed וַיָּצֵ֖רוּ (way·yā·ṣê·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3334.htm">Strong's 3334: </a> Be distressed, be narrow, be straitened in straits, be vexed them. לָהֶ֑ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> And in their time וּבְעֵ֤ת (ū·ḇə·‘êṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> Time, now, when of distress, צָֽרָתָם֙ (ṣā·rā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6869.htm">Strong's 6869: </a> Tightness, a female rival they cried out יִצְעֲק֣וּ (yiṣ·‘ă·qū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6817.htm">Strong's 6817: </a> To shriek, to proclaim to You, אֵלֶ֔יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to and You וְאַתָּה֙ (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you heard them תִּשְׁמָ֔ע (tiš·mā‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently from heaven. מִשָּׁמַ֣יִם (miš·šā·ma·yim) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky In Your abundant הָֽרַבִּ֗ים (hā·rab·bîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great compassion וּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָ (ū·ḵə·ra·ḥă·me·ḵā) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7356.htm">Strong's 7356: </a> Compassion, the womb, a maiden You gave תִּתֵּ֤ן (tit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set them deliverers, מֽוֹשִׁיעִ֔ים (mō·wō·šî·‘îm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor who rescued them וְיוֹשִׁיע֖וּם (wə·yō·wō·šî·‘ūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor from the hands מִיַּ֥ד (mî·yaḏ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of their enemies. צָרֵיהֶֽם׃ (ṣā·rê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6862.htm">Strong's 6862: </a> Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 9:27 Therefore you delivered them into the hand (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>