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And then you hurled their enemies into the depths of the sea. They sank like stones beneath the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on dry land, and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And You divided the sea before them, So that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; And their persecutors You threw into the deep, As a stone into the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You divided the sea before them, So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground; And You hurled their pursuers into the depths, Like a stone into raging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You divided the sea before them, So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground; And their pursuers You hurled into the depths, Like a stone into raging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And Thou didst divide the sea before them, So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground; And their pursuers Thou didst hurl into the depths, Like a stone into raging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You split the sea before them, So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land; And their pursuers You cast into the depths, Like a stone into mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You divided the sea before them, So that they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land; You hurled their pursuers into the depths, Like a stone into mighty <i>and</i> raging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into churning waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You divided the deep sea, and your people walked through on dry land. But you tossed their enemies in, and they sank down like a heavy stone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You divided the sea in front of them so that they could walk through the sea on dry ground. You threw into deep water those who pursued your people as someone throws a stone into raging water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Through the sea you made a path for your people and led them through on dry ground. Those who pursued them drowned in deep water, as a stone sinks in the raging sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You divided the sea in front of them, and they traveled through the midst of the sea on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths, as one throws a stone into turbulent waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You split the sea before them, and they crossed through the sea on dry ground! But you threw their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into surging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You divided the sea before them, so that they went through the middle of the sea on the dry land; and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And You have cleaved the sea before them, "" And they pass over into the midst of the sea on the dry land, "" And their pursuers You have cast into the depths, "" As a stone, into the strong waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the sea Thou hast cleaved before them, and they pass over into the midst of the sea on the dry land, and their pursuers Thou hast cast into the depths, as a stone, into the strong waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst cleave asunder the sea before them, and they will pass over in the midst of the sea upon dry land; and those pursuing them thou didst cast into the depths as a stone into the strong waters.<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 didst divide the sea before them, and they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land: but their persecutors thou threwest into the depth, as a stone into mighty waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you divided the sea before them, and they crossed through the midst of the sea on dry land. But their pursuers you cast into the depths, like a stone into great waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The sea you divided before them, on dry ground they passed through the midst of the sea; Their pursuers you hurled into the depths, like a stone into the mighty waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And you divided the sea before them, so that they passed through the sea on dry land, but you threw their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into mighty waters.<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 open a passage in the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou didst throw into the depths of the sea, as a stone that sinks in the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you opened the sea before them, and they crossed within the sea on dry land, and you sank their persecutors in the depths of the sea as a stone sinks in mighty waters.<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 didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers Thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst cleave the sea before them, and they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land; and thou didst cast into the deep them that were about to pursue them, as a stone in the mighty water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/9-11.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=2402" 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">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. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1234.htm" title="1234: bā·qa‘·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To cleave, break open or through. A primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open.">You divided</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: wə·hay·yām (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">the sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê·hem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: way·ya·‘aḇ·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">and they crossed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ḇə·ṯō·wḵ- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">through</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3004.htm" title="3004: bay·yab·bā·šāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Dry land, dry ground. From yabesh; dry ground.">on dry ground.</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/7993.htm" title="7993: hiš·laḵ·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">You hurled</a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: rō·ḏə·p̄ê·hem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">their pursuers</a> <a href="/hebrew/4688.htm" title="4688: ḇim·ṣō·w·lōṯ (Prep-b:: N-fp) -- Depth, deep. Or mtsolah; also mtsuwlah; or mtsulah; from the same as tsuwlah; a deep place.">into the depths</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kə·mōw- (Prep) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’e·ḇen (N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">a stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: bə·ma·yim (Prep-b:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">into raging waters.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5794.htm" title="5794: ‘az·zîm (Adj-mp) -- Strong, mighty, fierce. From azaz; strong, vehement, harsh."></a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.…<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/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8</a></span><br />At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Psalm 78:13</a></span><br />He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Psalm 106:9</a></span><br />He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10</a></span><br />Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/4-23.htm">Joshua 4:23</a></span><br />For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-13.htm">Psalm 136:13-14</a></span><br />He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever. / and led Israel through the midst, His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12-13</a></span><br />who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-29.htm">Exodus 14:29-30</a></span><br />But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left. / That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-19.htm">Exodus 15:19</a></span><br />For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/114-3.htm">Psalm 114:3</a></span><br />The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Isaiah 43:16</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you did divide the sea before them, so that they went through the middle of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors you threw into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.</p><p class="hdg">divide</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21,22,27,28</a></b></br> And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go <i>back</i> by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry <i>land</i>, and the waters were divided… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/66-6.htm">Psalm 66:6</a></b></br> He turned the sea into dry <i>land</i>: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Psalm 78:13</a></b></br> He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.</p><p class="hdg">their persecutors</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1-21</a></b></br> Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Psalm 106:9-11</a></b></br> He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></b></br> By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry <i>land</i>: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.</p><p class="hdg">as a stone</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-5.htm">Exodus 15:5,10</a></b></br> The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a></b></br> And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast <i>it</i> into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/6-16.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-6.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-13.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Deeps</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-26.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-3.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-6.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-14.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-16.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm">Persecutors</a> <a href="/joshua/8-20.htm">Pursuers</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Raging</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-3.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-9.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/9-18.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/job/3-5.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Deeps</a> <a href="/job/11-7.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/job/38-24.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/job/6-17.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-35.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/job/16-11.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/38-24.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-37.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Persecutors</a> <a href="/psalms/7-1.htm">Pursuers</a> <a href="/job/3-17.htm">Raging</a> <a href="/esther/10-1.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/job/6-12.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/job/3-24.htm">Waters</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'; 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This event is a pivotal moment in Israel's history, symbolizing God's deliverance and power. The division of the sea is a demonstration of God's sovereignty over creation, fulfilling His promise to deliver Israel from Egyptian bondage. The act of dividing the sea is also a type of baptism, as mentioned in <a href="/1_corinthians/10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a>, where Paul describes the Israelites' passage through the sea as a form of baptism into Moses, prefiguring Christian baptism into Christ.<p><b>and they crossed through it on dry ground</b><br>The crossing on dry ground emphasizes the completeness of God's miracle, ensuring the safety and ease of passage for the Israelites. This detail underscores God's provision and care, contrasting with the natural impossibility of such an event. The dry ground signifies a path made by God, a theme echoed in <a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Isaiah 43:16</a>, where God is described as making a way through the sea. This miraculous provision is a testament to God's faithfulness and His ability to make a way where there seems to be none.<p><b>You hurled their pursuers into the depths</b><br>This phrase highlights God's judgment against the Egyptians, who pursued the Israelites with the intent to enslave them again. The "depths" refer to the waters of the Red Sea returning to their place, as described in <a href="/exodus/14-27.htm">Exodus 14:27-28</a>. This act of divine retribution serves as a warning against opposing God's purposes and people. It also fulfills God's promise to fight for Israel, as stated in <a href="/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14</a>, and demonstrates His role as a divine warrior who protects His covenant people.<p><b>like a stone into raging waters</b><br>The imagery of a stone sinking into raging waters conveys the sudden and complete destruction of the Egyptian forces. This simile emphasizes the powerlessness of the Egyptians against God's might. The "raging waters" symbolize chaos and judgment, often associated with God's wrath in biblical literature, as seen in <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Psalm 69:14-15</a>. This imagery also foreshadows the ultimate defeat of all God's enemies, as depicted in <a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a>, where evil is cast into the lake of fire. The phrase serves as a reminder of God's ultimate authority and the futility of resisting His will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, demonstrating His power and faithfulness by delivering the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who experienced His miraculous deliverance from Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_red_sea.htm">The Red Sea</a></b><br>The body of water that God miraculously parted to allow the Israelites to escape from the Egyptians.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_egyptians.htm">The Egyptians</a></b><br>The pursuers of the Israelites, who were defeated by God as He closed the sea over them.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites during the time of the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls, who is recounting God's past faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>God is sovereign over all creation, including the natural elements. His power is unmatched, and He can use it to deliver His people from seemingly impossible situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Faith in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The Israelites' crossing of the Red Sea is a powerful reminder of the importance of faith. Trusting in God's promises and His ability to deliver us is crucial in our spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_history.htm">God's Faithfulness in History</a></b><br>Reflecting on God's past acts of deliverance, as Nehemiah does, strengthens our faith and reminds us of His unchanging nature. He is the same God today as He was then.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_defeat_of_our_enemies.htm">The Defeat of Our Enemies</a></b><br>Just as God defeated the Egyptians, He is capable of overcoming the spiritual enemies we face. We can trust Him to fight our battles and bring us to victory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Recounting God's past faithfulness, as seen in Nehemiah's prayer, is vital for maintaining a strong faith. It encourages us to trust Him in our present circumstances.<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/do_i_discipline_my_body_and_control_it.htm">What does 'The joy of the Lord is your strength' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_anyone_escape_divine_judgment_anywhere.htm">Amos 9:2-3 - Is it scientifically plausible for no one to evade divine judgment even in the depths of the sea or highest mountains?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_explains_the_red_sea_parting.htm">Nehemiah 9:11 recounts the Red Sea parting; what historical or natural explanation exists to support such an event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_god_dried_the_red_sea.htm">Psalm 106:9 states God dried up the Red Sea for Israel's passage--do we have any historical or scientific evidence that such an event actually happened?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">As a stone into the mighty waters</span>--Compare the Song of Moses, and mark in the Hebrew both the identity and the variation.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As a stone</span>. This phrase is taken from the "song of Moses" (<a href="/exodus/15-5.htm">Exodus 15:5</a>). The composer of the address has also in his mind <a href="/exodus/15-10.htm">Exodus 15:10</a>. The epithet given to the "waters" is not, however, the same, as might appear from the A.V. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/9-11.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 divided</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּקַ֣עְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·qa‘·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1234.htm">Strong's 1234: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sea</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַיָּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<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 /><br /><span class="word">before them,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they crossed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aḇ·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through</span><br /><span class="heb">בְתוֹךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ṯō·wḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<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 /><br /><span class="word">on dry ground.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yab·bā·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dry land, dry ground</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You hurled</span><br /><span class="heb">הִשְׁלַ֧כְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiš·laḵ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> </span><span class="str2">To throw out, down, away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their pursuers</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹ֨דְפֵיהֶ֜ם</span> <span class="translit">(rō·ḏə·p̄ê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pursue, chase, persecute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the depths</span><br /><span class="heb">בִמְצוֹלֹ֛ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇim·ṣō·w·lōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4688.htm">Strong's 4688: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deep place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a stone</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֖בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into raging waters.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמַ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 9:11 You divided the sea before them so (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/9-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:12" /></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>