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Nehemiah 9:9

EgyptRed Sea
God's presenceSufferingSalvation

7 You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.

8 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.

You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.

10 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.

11 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.

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BSB
You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.
KJV
And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
WEB
“You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea,
ASV
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea,
DARBY
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea;
BLB
And You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry You heard at at the Red Sea.
ÅB
Du så våre fedres nød i Egypt, og du hørte deres rop ved det Røde Hav,
OTB
Du så våre forfedres lidelse i Egypt, og hørte deres rop ved Rødehavet.
B1930
Du så våre fedres nød i Egypten, og du hørte deres rop ved det Røde Hav,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 3:7–9

    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.

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  • Exodus 2:25

    God saw the Israelites and took notice.

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  • Exodus 14:10–14

    As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.

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  • Exodus 3:16

    Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.

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  • Acts 7:34

    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.’

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