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you heard their cry at the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cries from beside the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Thou didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And didst hear their cry by the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You saw our fathers’ affliction in Egypt, And You heard their cry by the Red Sea (Sea of Reeds).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You saw the oppression of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You saw the oppression of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When our ancestors were in Egypt, you saw their suffering; when they were at the Red Sea, you heard their cry for help. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You saw how our ancestors suffered in Egypt, and you heard them crying at the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"You saw how our ancestors suffered in Egypt; you heard their call for help at the Red Sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You took note of the affliction of our ancestors in Egypt, and listened to their cry at the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"You saw the affliction of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cry at the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Sea at the End,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, "" And their cry have heard by the Sea of Suph,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and dost see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry hast heard by the sea of Suph,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou wilt see the humbling of our fathers in Egypt, and thou heardest their cry upon the sea of sedge:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt: and thou didst hear their cry by the Red Sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt. And you heard their outcry beside the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You saw the affliction of our ancestors in Egypt, you heard their cry by the Red Sea; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“And you saw the distress of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And thou didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and hear their cry by the Red Sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you saw the bondage of our fathers who were in Egypt, and you heard their cry at the Sea of Reeds.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and thou heardest their cry at the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=2378" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">The People Confess Their Sins</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wat·tê·re (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">You saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6040.htm" title="6040: ‘o·nî (N-msc) -- Affliction, poverty. From anah; depression, i.e. Misery.">the affliction</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of our fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: bə·miṣ·rā·yim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">in Egypt;</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">You heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/2201.htm" title="2201: za·‘ă·qā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A cry, outcry. And zoaqah; from za'aq; a shriek or outcry.">their cry</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/5488.htm" title="5488: sūp̄ (N-ms) -- Reeds, rushes. Probably of Egyptian origin; a reed, especially the papyrus.">the Red</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yam- (N-msc) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">Sea.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-8</a></span><br />The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23-25</a></span><br />After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. / So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. / God saw the Israelites and took notice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-10.htm">Exodus 14:10-14</a></span><br />As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD. / They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? / Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5-6</a></span><br />Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant. / Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11-14</a></span><br />So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. / But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. / They worked the Israelites ruthlessly ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-7.htm">Deuteronomy 26:7-8</a></span><br />So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression. / Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Psalm 106:44-45</a></span><br />Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. / And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-10.htm">Psalm 136:10-12</a></span><br />He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever. / and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever. / with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Acts 7:34</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-43.htm">Psalm 105:43-45</a></span><br />He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy. / He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor, / that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-40.htm">Exodus 12:40-42</a></span><br />Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years. / At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt. / Because the LORD kept a vigil that night to bring them out of the land of Egypt, this same night is to be a vigil to the LORD, to be observed by all the Israelites for the generations to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3</a></span><br />So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1-3</a></span><br />Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. / The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. / The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-34.htm">Deuteronomy 4:34</a></span><br />Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-18.htm">Deuteronomy 7:18-19</a></span><br />But do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt: / the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And did see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red sea;</p><p class="hdg">didst see</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-25.htm">Exodus 2:25</a></b></br> And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto <i>them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-9,16</a></b></br> And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which <i>are</i> in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Acts 7:34</a></b></br> I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.</p><p class="hdg">heardest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-10.htm">Exodus 14:10-12</a></b></br> And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-4.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-3.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-4.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-2.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-9.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">Heardest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">Red</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-11.htm">Sawest</a> <a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-26.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">Suph</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-8.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/5-6.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-18.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Heardest</a> <a href="/esther/1-6.htm">Red</a> <a href="/psalms/50-18.htm">Sawest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/job/2-13.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Suph</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">A solemn fast, and repentance of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-4.htm">The Levites make a confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/nehemiah/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt;</b><br>This phrase refers to God's awareness of the suffering of the Israelites during their enslavement in Egypt. The "affliction" includes the harsh labor and oppression described in <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11-14</a>. God's seeing implies His compassion and readiness to act, as seen in <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a>, where He tells Moses He has seen the misery of His people. This reflects God's omniscience and His covenant faithfulness to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The historical context is the period of the Egyptian bondage, which lasted approximately 400 years, fulfilling the prophecy given to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13</a>. This affliction is a type of the spiritual bondage from which Christ delivers believers.<p><b>You heard their cry at the Red Sea.</b><br>This phrase highlights God's responsiveness to the desperate pleas of the Israelites as they faced the Egyptian army at the Red Sea, as recorded in <a href="/exodus/14-10.htm">Exodus 14:10-12</a>. The "cry" signifies a moment of intense fear and helplessness, yet it also demonstrates faith in God's deliverance. God's hearing is an assurance of His presence and intervention, as He miraculously parted the Red Sea, allowing the Israelites to escape (<a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a>). This event is a pivotal moment in Israel's history, symbolizing salvation and deliverance, and is often seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's redemptive work, where He leads believers from death to life. The Red Sea crossing is also referenced in the New Testament, such as in <a href="/1_corinthians/10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a>, as a type of baptism and spiritual deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>- The central figure who sees and hears the plight of His people, demonstrating His omniscience and compassion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>- Referred to as "our fathers," they are the people of God who were oppressed in Egypt and cried out for deliverance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>- The place of bondage and oppression for the Israelites, symbolizing a state of spiritual and physical captivity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_red_sea.htm">The Red Sea</a></b><br>- The location of a miraculous deliverance where God parted the waters for the Israelites to escape from the Egyptian army.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>- Though not directly mentioned in this verse, he is the leader through whom God orchestrated the deliverance of the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience_and_compassion.htm">God's Omniscience and Compassion</a></b><br>God is fully aware of our struggles and hears our cries. Just as He saw the oppression of the Israelites, He sees our challenges today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_from_bondage.htm">Deliverance from Bondage</a></b><br>The account of the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt is a powerful reminder of God's ability to free us from any form of bondage, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>The Israelites' cry at the Red Sea illustrates the importance of turning to God in times of distress. Prayer is a vital tool for seeking divine intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_timing.htm">Faith in God's Timing</a></b><br>God's response to the Israelites' cries teaches us to trust in His perfect timing. Deliverance may not come immediately, but God is always working on our behalf.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_god's_faithfulness.htm">Remembering God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Reflecting on past deliverances strengthens our faith and encourages us to trust God in current and future challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_in_exodus.htm">What events occur in the biblical book of Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_deut._11_2-7_events.htm">In Deuteronomy 11:2–7, where is the historical or archeological evidence for the miraculous events described in Egypt and the Red Sea? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_red_sea_crossing.htm">Hebrews 11:29 – If the Israelites truly crossed the Red Sea on dry ground, why is there no conclusive archeological or historical evidence of this event? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_red_sea_parting_teach.htm">What lessons does the Red Sea parting teach us?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֛רֶא</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·re)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the oppression</span><br /><span class="heb">עֳנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘o·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6040.htm">Strong's 6040: </a> </span><span class="str2">Affliction, poverty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of our fathers</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Egypt;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their cry</span><br /><span class="heb">זַעֲקָתָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(za·‘ă·qā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2201.htm">Strong's 2201: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shriek, outcry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Red</span><br /><span class="heb">סֽוּף׃</span> <span class="translit">(sūp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5488.htm">Strong's 5488: </a> </span><span class="str2">A reed, the papyrus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sea.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַם־</span> <span class="translit">(yam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 9:9 You saw the affliction of our fathers (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:10" /></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>