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though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there. <a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a> but if you return to Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the farthest part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and bring them to the place which I have chosen as a dwelling for My name.’ <a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have been scattered were in the most remote part of the heavens, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place where I have chosen to have My name dwell.’ <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have been scattered were in the most remote part of the heavens, I will gather them from there and will bring them to the place where I have chosen to cause My name to dwell.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have been scattered were in the most remote part of the heavens, I will gather them from there and will bring them to the place where I have chosen to cause My name to dwell.’ <a href="/lsb/nehemiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have been banished were at the ends of the sky, I will gather them from there and will bring them to the place where I have chosen to cause My name to dwell.’ <a href="/amp/nehemiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have been scattered are in the most remote part of the heavens, I will gather them from there and will bring them to the place where I have chosen for My Name to dwell.’ <a href="/csb/nehemiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But if you return to me and carefully observe my commands, even though your exiles were banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place where I chose to have my name dwell.” <a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But if you return to Me and carefully observe My commands, even though your exiles were banished to the ends of the earth, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place where I chose to have My name dwell.&#8221 <a href="/asv/nehemiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> but if ye return unto me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there. <a href="/cev/nehemiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But you also said that no matter how far away we were, we could turn to you and start obeying your laws. Then you would bring us back to the place where you have chosen to be worshiped. <a href="/erv/nehemiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> but if ye return unto me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to cause my name to dwell there. <a href="/gwt/nehemiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But if you return to me and continue to obey my commandments, though your people may be driven to the most distant point on the horizon, I will come and get you from there and bring you to the place where I chose to put my name.' <a href="/gnt/nehemiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> But then if you turn back to me and do what I have commanded you, I will bring you back to the place where I have chosen to be worshiped, even though you are scattered to the ends of the earth.' <a href="/isv/nehemiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> but if you return to me, keeping my commands and doing them, even if your exiled people are in the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place where I have chosen to establish my Name.' <a href="/msb/nehemiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.? <a href="/net/nehemiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a> But if you repent and obey my commandments and do them, then even if your dispersed people are in the most remote location, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen for my name to reside.' <a href="/nheb/nehemiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the farthest horizon, yet will I gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.' <a href="/wbt/nehemiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But if ye turn to me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you driven to the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen to set my name there. <a href="/web/nehemiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a> but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and you have turned back to Me, and kept My commands, and done them—if your outcast is in the end of the heavens, there I gather them, and have brought them to the place that I have chosen to cause My Name to dwell there. <a href="/ylt/nehemiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and ye have turned back unto Me, and kept My commands, and done them -- if your outcast is in the end of the heavens, thence I gather them, and have brought them in unto the place that I have chosen to cause My name to tabernacle there. <a href="/slt/nehemiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And did ye turn back to me and watch my commands and do them; if there shall be a thrusting forth of you into the extremity of the heavens, from thence will I gather them and bring them to the place which I chose for my name to dwell there.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/nehemiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But if you return to me, and keep my commandments, and do them, though you should be led away to the uttermost parts of the world, I will gather you from thence, and bring you back to the place which I have chosen for my name to dwell there. <a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But if you will return to me, and keep my precepts, and do them, even if you will have been led away to the furthest reaches of the heavens, I will gather you from there, and I will lead you back to the place that I have chosen so that my name would dwell there.’ <a href="/nabre/nehemiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a> but if you return to me and carefully keep my commandments, even though your outcasts have been driven to the farthest corner of the world, I will gather them from there, and bring them back to the place I have chosen as the dwelling place for my name. <a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts are under the farthest skies, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place at which I have chosen to establish my name.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But if you turn to me and keep my laws and do them, then though your scattered ones were in the uttermost part of heaven, vet I will gather you from thence and bring you to the place that I have chosen to set my name there. <a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And you shall return to me, and you shall keep my laws and you shall do them, and if they shall scatter you into the ends of Heaven, from there I shall bring you, and I shall bring you to the place where I have chosen to encamp my name.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/nehemiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> but if ye return unto Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though your dispersed were in the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to cause My name to dwell there. <a href="/sep/nehemiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But if ye turn again to me, and keep my commandments, and do them; if ye should be scattered under the utmost bound of heaven, thence will I gather them, and I will bring them into the place which I have chosen to cause my name to dwell there. <a href="/parallel/nehemiah/1-9.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=98" 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/1.htm">Nehemiah's Prayer</a> …8Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, 9<a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·šaḇ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">but if you return</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: ū·šə·mar·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">and keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and practice</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wō·ṯay (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">My commandments,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">then even if</a> <a href="/hebrew/5080.htm" title="5080: nid·da·ḥă·ḵem (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-msc:: 2mp) -- To impel, thrust, banish. A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">your exiles</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">have been</a> <a href="/hebrew/7097.htm" title="7097: biq·ṣêh (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- End, extremity. Or qetseh; from qatsah; an extremity.">banished to the farthest</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">horizon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: ’ă·qab·bə·ṣêm (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">I will gather them</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">from there</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wa·hă·ḇō·ʾō·ṯīm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and bring them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">the place</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: bā·ḥar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">I have chosen</a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: lə·šak·kên (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">as a dwelling</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">My Name.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> 10They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.…<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="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Deuteronomy 30:1-5</a> “When all these things come upon you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you call them to mind in all the nations to which the LORD your God has banished you, / and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today, / then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. ... <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40-45</a> But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me— / and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity, / then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. ... <a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12-14</a> Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. / You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. / I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.” <a href="/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Ezekiel 11:16-20</a> Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone.’ / Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’ / When they return to it, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations. ... <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a> On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Deuteronomy 4:29-31</a> But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. / When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. / For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath. <a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Jeremiah 31:8-10</a> Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly! / They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.” / Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock. <a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Ezekiel 36:24-28</a> For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land. / I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. ... <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5-7</a> Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. / I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— / everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.” <a href="/zechariah/10-8.htm">Zechariah 10:8-10</a> I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were. / Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return. / I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon until no more room is found for them. <a href="/matthew/18-20.htm">Matthew 18:20</a> For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.” <a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a> Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. <a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a> Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. <a href="/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27</a> God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. <a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a> let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But if you turn to me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out to the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen to set my name there.if ye turn<a href="/leviticus/26-39.htm">Leviticus 26:39-42</a> And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them… <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="/deuteronomy/30-2.htm">Deuteronomy 30:2-5</a> And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; … yet will I<a href="/1_chronicles/16-35.htm">1 Chronicles 16:35</a> And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.<a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">Psalm 106:47</a> Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.<a href="/psalms/147-2.htm">Psalm 147:2</a> The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.will bring<a href="/jeremiah/3-14.htm">Jeremiah 3:14</a> Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:<a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Ezekiel 36:24</a> For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.the place<a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5,21</a> But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: … <a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a> And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.<a href="/ezra/6-12.htm">Ezra 6:12</a> And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. 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Returning to God implies a turning away from sin and a recommitment to His ways. In the context of Nehemiah, the Israelites were in exile due to their disobedience. This call to return is reminiscent of the prophetic messages found in books like Hosea and Joel, where God invites His people to return to Him with all their hearts.and keep and practice My commandments Obedience to God's commandments is central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The emphasis on both keeping and practicing suggests not only a mental assent to God's laws but also an active, lived-out faith. This mirrors the teachings found in Deuteronomy, where blessings are promised for obedience and curses for disobedience. It also foreshadows the New Testament teachings of Jesus, who emphasized the importance of living out God's commandments in daily life.then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon This phrase highlights the extent of Israel's dispersion due to their disobedience. The "farthest horizon" signifies the most distant places on earth, illustrating the severity of their exile. Historically, the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities scattered the Israelites across vast regions. This dispersion is also referenced in <a href="/deuteronomy/30-4.htm">Deuteronomy 30:4</a>, where God promises to gather His people from the ends of the earth.I will gather them from there God's promise to gather His people underscores His faithfulness and mercy. Despite their disobedience, He remains committed to restoring them. This gathering is not just a physical return but also a spiritual restoration. It echoes the prophetic visions of Isaiah and Jeremiah, who spoke of a future regathering of Israel. This act of gathering can also be seen as a type of Christ, who gathers His followers from all nations.and bring them to the place I have chosen The "place" refers to Jerusalem, the city God chose for His dwelling. This choice is rooted in the Davidic covenant, where God promised David that his lineage would have a lasting kingdom centered in Jerusalem. The return to this chosen place signifies a restoration of the covenant relationship and the reestablishment of worship in the temple.as a dwelling for My Name.’ God's Name represents His presence, character, and authority. The temple in Jerusalem was the physical manifestation of God's dwelling among His people. This phrase points to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who is the true temple and the embodiment of God's presence on earth. In the New Testament, believers are described as the temple of the Holy Spirit, indicating that God's dwelling is now within His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a> A Jewish cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, who becomes a leader in the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city chosen by God as a dwelling for His Name, central to Jewish identity and worship. 3. <a href="/topical/e/exiles.htm">Exiles</a> The Jewish people who were taken captive and scattered during the Babylonian exile. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god's_commandments.htm">God's Commandments</a> The laws given by God to the Israelites, which they are called to obey. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_farthest_horizon.htm">The Farthest Horizon</a> Symbolic of the distant places to which the Israelites have been scattered.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_obedience.htm">Repentance and Obedience</a> Emphasize the importance of returning to God and keeping His commandments as a prerequisite for restoration. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> Highlight God's unwavering commitment to His promises, even when His people are scattered. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a> Nehemiah's prayer demonstrates the power of intercession and aligning one's heart with God's will. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a> Encourage believers to find hope in God's promise of gathering and restoration, even in times of personal or communal exile. <a href="/topical/g/god's_chosen_place.htm">God's Chosen Place</a> Reflect on the significance of Jerusalem as a symbol of God's presence and the ultimate gathering place for His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 1</a> <a href="/q/why_do_returnee_lists_differ_in_1_chr,_ez,_neh.htm">Why does the chronicler's account of who returned to Jerusalem in 1 Chronicles 9 differ from the lists in Ezra and Nehemiah?</a> <a href="/q/does_daniel_9_conflict_with_ot_exile_views.htm">Does Daniel 9 conflict with other Old Testament references regarding the exile and restoration of the Jewish people?</a> <a href="/q/are_nehemiah_10_1-27_names_accurate.htm">Is the extensive list of names in Nehemiah 10:1-27 historically consistent with known genealogical records, or are there discrepancies?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezra_9_7's_timeline_compare_historically.htm">In Ezra 9:7, how does the stated timeline of guilt leading to captivity compare with historical accounts of Persian policies regarding exiles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>but [if] you return וְשַׁבְתֶּ֣ם (wə·šaḇ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again to Me אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to to keep וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ (ū·šə·mar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to and practice וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם (wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make My commandments, מִצְוֺתַ֔י (miṣ·wō·ṯay) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> Commandment then even if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not your exiles נִֽדַּחֲכֶ֜ם (nid·da·ḥă·ḵem) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5080.htm">Strong's 5080: </a> To impel, thrust, banish have been יִהְיֶ֨ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be banished to the ends בִּקְצֵ֤ה (biq·ṣêh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7097.htm">Strong's 7097: </a> End, extremity of the earth, הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky I will gather them אֲקַבְּצֵ֔ם (’ă·qab·bə·ṣêm) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> To gather, collect from there מִשָּׁ֣ם (miš·šām) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither and bring וַהֲבִֽיאוֹתִים֙ (wa·hă·ḇî·’ō·w·ṯîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go them to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the place הַמָּק֔וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition I have chosen בָּחַ֔רְתִּי (bā·ḥar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> To try, select as a dwelling לְשַׁכֵּ֥ן (lə·šak·kên) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> To settle down, abide, dwell for אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case My Name.’ שְׁמִ֖י (šə·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 1:9 But if you return to me (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 1:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 1:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/1-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 1:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 1:10" /></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>