Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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
Shama`
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
But they and our fathers, in their pride, made their necks stiff, and paid no attention to your orders.
17
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.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 78:11
They forgot his deeds and his miracles that he had shown them.
Psalm 86:5
You, O Jehovah, are good and forgiving, full of loving kindness toward everyone who calls out to you.
Psalm 86:15
But you, O Jehovah, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient, always faithful and ready to forgive.
Psalm 78:42-43
They did not remember his power and the day he freed them from their oppressor,
Exodus 34:6-7
Jehovah then passed in front of him and called out: I, Jehovah, am a God who is full of compassion and pity. I am not easily angered and show great love and faithfulness.
Numbers 14:3-4
Why is Jehovah bringing us to this land? Is it just to have us die in battle? Our wives and children will be taken as prisoners of war! Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?
Numbers 14:18-19
Jehovah is patient, forever loving; He forgives wrongdoing and disobedience. He never lets the guilty go unpunished. In fact he punishes children for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation.
Joel 2:13
Rip apart your heart, and not your garments. Turn to Jehovah your God! He is gracious and merciful. He is slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness. He will turn back from doing harm.
Numbers 14:11
Jehovah said to Moses: How much longer will these people reject me? How much longer will they refuse to trust in me, even though I have performed many miracles among them?
Numbers 14:41
Moses asked: Why are you disobeying Jehovah's command? Your plan will not work!
Numbers 16:14
You have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us any fields and vineyards to own. Do you think you can still pull the wool over our eyes? We will not come.
1 Kings 6:13
I will live among my people Israel in this Temple that you are building. I will never abandon them.
1 Kings 8:57
May Jehovah our God be with us as he was with our ancestors. May he not leave us or abandon us.
Psalm 78:38
But he is compassionate. He forgave their sin. He did not destroy them. He restrained his anger many times. He did not display all of his fury.
Psalm 103:8-18
Jehovah is merciful and gracious. He is slow to anger, and rich in loving-kindness.
Psalm 106:7
Our fathers in Egypt did not understand your wonders. They did not remember your abundant kindnesses. But they rebelled by the Red Sea.
Psalm 106:13
They quickly forgot his works and they did not wait for his counsel.
Psalm 106:24-25
They refused to enter the pleasant land. They did not believe what he said.
Psalm 106:43-46
He rescued them many times, but they continued to plot rebellion against him and to sink deeper because of their sin.
Psalm 130:4
But there is forgiveness with you, that you may be reverenced.
Psalm 145:8-9
Jehovah is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in loving-kindness.
Proverbs 1:24
I called you! I stretched out my hand to you. You paid no attention to me.
Isaiah 55:7-9
Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to Jehovah, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
Micah 7:18-19
Who is a God like you who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? You do not keep your anger forever, because you delight in loving-kindness (unchanging love).
Matthew 16:9-11
Do you still not see or remember the five cakes of bread of the five thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?
Acts 7:39
Our fathers would not obey him. They sent him away, and in their hearts turned back again to Egypt.
Romans 9:15
He says to Moses, I will show mercy to the one I choose to show mercy, and I will feel compassion for the one I choose to feel compassion.
Ephesians 1:6-7
This is to the praise of the glory of his kindness, with which he freely honored us, the loved ones.
Hebrews 12:25
Be careful, then, and do not refuse to hear him who speaks. Those who refused to hear the one who gave the divine message on earth did not escape. How much less shall we escape then, if we turn away from the one who speaks from heaven!
2 Peter 1:12-15
I will always be ready to remind you of these things. Even though you know them, and are established in the truth that is present with you.