Nehemiah 9:17 — Bible Verse (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.”
Nehemiah 9:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 9:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 9:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Nehemiah 9:17 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 9:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Nehemiah 9:17 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 9:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“yea, they refuse to hearken, and have not remembered Thy wonders that Thou hast done with them, and harden their neck and appoint a head, to turn back to their service, in their rebellion; and Thou <FI>art<Fi> a God of pardons, gracious, and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in kindness, and hast not forsaken them.”
Nehemiah 9:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 9:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 aGod ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great loving-kindness, and thou forsookest them not. ”
Nehemiah 9:17 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 9:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But refused to obey, and would not remember thy marueilous works that thou haddest done for them, but hardened their neckes, and had in their heads to returne to their bondage by their rebellion: but thou, O God of mercies, gratious and full of compassion, of long suffring and of great mercie, yet forsookest them not.”
Nehemiah 9:17 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 9:17 in Context — Nehemiah 9
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,
17 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.
What Does Nehemiah 9:17 Mean?
Nehemiah 9:17 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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