Nehemiah 9:17

15 And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.

16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

18 Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;

19 Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.
KJV
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
WEB
and refused to obey. They weren’t mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them.
ASV
and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not.
DARBY
and refused to obey, neither were they mindful of thy wonders which thou hadst done among them; but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion made a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great loving-kindness, and thou forsookest them not.
BLB
And they refused to hear, and they did not remember Your wonders that You did among them; and they hardened their necks and appointed a leader for returning to their slavery [in Egypt]. And You [are] a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, long of nostrils and abounding in loving devotion—and You did not forsake them.
ÅB
De ville ikke høre og kom ikke i hu de undergjerninger du hadde gjort for dem, men var hårdnakkede og valgte seg en høvding og ville i sin gjenstridighet vende tilbake til slaveriet sitt; men du er en Gud som tilgir, nådig og barmhjertig, langmodig og rik på miskunnhet, og du forlot dem ikke.
OTB
De nektet å lytte og husket ikke de underfulle gjerninger du utførte blant dem. De ble sta og utnevnte en leder for å vende tilbake til deres slaveri. Men du er en tilgivende Gud, nådig og barmhjertig, sen til vrede og rik på miskunn; du forlot dem ikke.
B1930
De vilde ikke høre og kom ikke i hu de undergjerninger du hadde gjort for dem, men var hårdnakkede og valgte sig en høvding og vilde i sin gjenstridighet vende tilbake til sin trældom; men du er en Gud som tilgir, nådig og barmhjertig, langmodig og rik på miskunnhet, og du forlot dem ikke.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joel 2:13

    And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

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  • Psalms 86:5

    For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

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  • Psalms 145:8–9

    The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

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  • Psalms 86:15

    But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

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  • Exodus 34:6–7

    And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

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  • Micah 7:18–19

    Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

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  • Psalms 103:8–18

    The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

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  • Numbers 14:18–19

    The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.

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