Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And they will refuse to hear, and they will not remember thy wonders which thou didst with them; and they will harden their necks, and they will give a head to turn back to their servitude in their perverseness: and thou a God of forgivenesses, merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and great of mercy, and thou didst not forsake them.
New American Standard Bible
And
So they became stubborn and
But You are a God
Gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness;
And You did not forsake them.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
and did not remember Your wonders
You performed among them.
They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader
to return to their slavery in Egypt.
But You are a forgiving God,
gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love,
and You did not abandon them.
International Standard Version
They would not listen, and did not remember the miracles you did among them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return them to their slavery. "But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and rich in gracious love; therefore you did not abandon them.
A Conservative Version
and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou did among them, but stiffened their neck. And in their rebellion they appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But thou are a God ready to pardon, gracious a
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
“They refused to listen and obey,
And did not remember Your wondrous acts which You had performed among them;
So they stiffened their necks and [in their rebellion] appointed a leader in order to return them to slavery in Egypt.
But You are a God of forgiveness,
Gracious and merciful and compassionate,
And You did not abandon them.
Bible in Basic English
And would not do them, and gave no thought to the wonders you had done among them; but made their necks stiff, and turning away from you, made a captain over themselves to take them back to their prison in Egypt: but you are a God of forgiveness, full of grace and pity, slow to wrath and great in mercy, and you did not give them up.
Darby Translation
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.
King James 2000
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of your wonders that you did among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a leader to return to their bondage: but you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsook them not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They refused to listen and did not remember your wonders that you did among them. They stiffened their neck and in their rebellion {determined} to return to their slavery. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, {slow to anger}, abundant in loyal love, so you did not abandon them.
Modern King James verseion
And they refused to obey, neither were they mindful of Your wonders which You did among them. But they hardened their necks, 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 of great kindness, and did not forsake them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and refused to hear, and were not mindful of the wonders that thou didst for them: but became obstinate and heady insomuch that they turned back to their bondage in their disobedience. But thou, my God, forgavest, and wast gracious, merciful, patient, and of great goodness, and forsookest them not.
NET Bible
They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,
New Heart English Bible
and refused to obey, neither were they mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and did not forsake them.
The Emphasized Bible
but refused to hearken, neither kept in mind thy wonders which thou hadst done with them, but they hardened their neck, and appointed a head that they might return to their servitude, in their perverseness. But, thou, art a God of forgivenesses, gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness, and didst not forsake them.
Webster
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst perform 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.
World English Bible
and refused to obey, neither were they 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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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 art a God of pardons, gracious, and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in kindness, and hast not forsaken them.
Themes
Forgiveness » Examples of divine
Hardness (of heart) » Examples of
Holy spirit » The holy spirit teaching
Impenitence » Instances of » The israelites
Kindness » The lord being kind
Loving Kindness Of God » Described as » Great
Miracles » The wicked » Forget
Obedience to God » The wicked refuse
Rebellion » Against God, condemned
Rebellion against God » God is ready to forgive
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to walk in the ways of God
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to walk in the ways of God
Topics
Interlinear
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Zakar
Pala'
Nathan
Shuwb
'aph
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 9:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Nation Confesses
16 And they and our fathers acted proudly, and they will harden their neck, and will not hear to thy commands, 17 And they will refuse to hear, and they will not remember thy wonders which thou didst with them; and they will harden their necks, and they will give a head to turn back to their servitude in their perverseness: and thou a God of forgivenesses, merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and great of mercy, and thou didst not forsake them. 18 Also when they made to them a molten calf, and they will say, This thy God which brought thee up from Egypt; and they will make great reproaches;
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 78:11
And they will forget his works and his wonders which he caused them to see.
Psalm 86:5
For thou, O Jehovah, art good and forgiving, and great of mercy to all calling to thee.
Psalm 86:15
And thou, O Jehovah, art a God compassionate and merciful, and slow to anger and great of mercy and truth.
Psalm 78:42-43
They remembered not his hand the day which he redeemed them from the enemy;
Exodus 34:6-7
And Jehovah will pass by before him, and Jehovah will call, Jehovah God merciful and compassionate, deferring anger, and much in kindness and truth,
Numbers 14:3-4
And wherefore does Jehovah bring us to this land to fall by the sword? our wives and our little ones shall be for a prey. Would it not be good for us to turn back to Egypt?
Numbers 14:18-19
Jehovah, slow to anger and of great kindness, lifting up iniquity and transgression and cleansing, will not cleanse; striking the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons, upon the third, and upon the fourth.
Joel 2:13
And rend your heart and not your garments, and turn back to Jehovah your God: for he is merciful and compassionate, slow of anger and of much kindness, and lamenting on account of the evil.
Numbers 14:11
And Jehovah will say to Moses How long will this people reject me and how long will they not believe in me by all the signs which I did in the midst of them?
Numbers 14:41
And Moses will say, Wherefore this you are passing by the mouth of Jehovah? And it shall not prosper.
Numbers 16:14
But not to a land flowing with milk and honey didst thou bring us; and wilt thou give to us the inheritance of field and vineyard? the eyes of these men wilt thou bore out? we will not come up.
1 Kings 6:13
And I dwelt in the midst of the sons of Israel, and I will not forsake my people Israel
1 Kings 8:57
Jehovah our God will be with us as he was with our fathers: he will not forsake us, and he will not cast us off.
Psalm 78:38
And he being compassionate will cover iniquity, and he will not destroy: and he multiplied to turn back his anger, and he will not rouse up all his wrath.
Psalm 103:8-18
Jehovah being compassionate and merciful, slow to anger and great of mercy.
Psalm 106:7
Our fathers considered not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; they embittered at the sea, the sea of sedge;
Psalm 106:13
They hastened; they forget his works; they waited not for his counsel.
Psalm 106:24-25
And they will despise in the land of desire; they trusted not to his word:
Psalm 106:43-46
Many times he will deliver them, and they will embitter with their counsel, and they will be brought low in their iniquity.
Psalm 130:4
For with thee, forgiveness; so that thou shalt be feared.
Psalm 145:8-9
Jehovah is compassionate and merciful; slow to anger, and great of mercy.
Proverbs 1:24
Because I called and ye will refuse; I stretched forth my hands, and none attending;
Isaiah 55:7-9
The unjust one shall forsake his way, and the man of vanity his purposes, and turn back to Jehovah, and he will pity him, and to our God, for he will multiply to forgive.
Micah 7:18-19
Who is God as thee, lifting up iniquity and passing by transgression to the remnant of his inheritance? he held not his anger forever for he delighted in mercy.
Matthew 16:9-11
Do ye not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of five thousand, and how many baskets ye took?
Acts 7:39
To whom our fathers would not be obedient, but rejected, and in their hearts they turned back into Egypt,
Romans 9:15
I will commiserate whomsoever I commiserate, and I will have compassion upon whomsoever I have compassion.
Ephesians 1:6-7
To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he rendered us acceptable in the beloved.
Hebrews 12:25
See that ye refuse not him speaking. For if they escaped not, having refused him giving an intimation of the divine will on earth, much more we, who having turned back from him from the heavens:
2 Peter 1:12-15
Wherefore I will not neglect to remind you always of these things, though having known, and being supported in the present truth.