Nehemiah 9:12

And, in a pillar of cloud, didst thou lead them, by day,—and in a pillar of fire, by night, to light up for them the way wherein they should go.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.

In Context

11And, the sea, didst thou cleave asunder before them, and they passed through the midst of the sea, on dry ground,—whereas, their pursuers, thou didst cast into the depths like a stone, into the mighty waters,

13And, upon Mount Sinai, camest thou down, and spakest with them out of the heavens,—and gavest them just regulations, and faithful laws, good statutes and commandments.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:19And the messenger of God who was going on before the camp of Israel removed, and came on behind them,—and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind them;

Numbers 9:21And, so it was, when the cloud would be from evening until morning, as soon as the cloud went up in the morning, so soon did they set forward: whether by day or by night, as soon as the cloud went up, so soon did they set forward.

Nehemiah 9:19yet, thou, in thine abounding compassions, didst not forsake them in the desert,—the pillar of cloud, departed not from over them by day, to lead them in the way, nor the pillar of fire by night, to light up for them the way wherein they should go.

Psalms 105:39He spread out a cloud as a covering, And fire, to give light by night,

Psalms 143:8Let me hear, in the morning, thy lovingkindness, for, in thee, have, I trusted,—Let me know the way in which I should walk, for, unto thee, have I uplifted my soul.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 9:5-38

The Prayer of the Levites. ( b. c. 444.) 4 Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God. 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. 6 Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made… Read the whole commentary →

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