Nehemiah 9:15

And, bread out of the heavens, didst thou give them, for their hunger, and, waters out of the cliff, didst thou bring them, for their thirst,—and badest them go in to take possession of the land, which thou hadst lifted thy hand to give them.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

14And, thy holy sabbath, didst thou make known to them,—and, commandments and statutes and a law, didst thou command them, through Moses thy servant.

16But, they and our fathers, dealt proudly,—and hardened their neck, and hearkened not unto thy commandments;

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Cross References

Exodus 16:4Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Behold me! raining down for you bread out of heaven,—and the people shall go out and gather the portion for a day, on its day, that I may prove them whether they will walk in my law, or not.

Exodus 16:15And when the sons of Israel saw it they said one to another—What is that? For they knew not what "that" was. Then said Moses unto them, "That" is the bread which Yahweh hath given you to eat.

Exodus 17:6Behold me! standing before thee, there upon the rock in Horeb, then shalt thou smite the rock and there shall come forth therefrom water, and the people shall drink. And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Numbers 20:7Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:

Deuteronomy 1:21See thou—Yahweh thy God hath set before thee the land,—go up—take possession as Yahweh the God of thy fathers hath spoken unto thee, do not fear, neither be dismayed.

Deuteronomy 8:15who caused thee to journey through the great and terrible desert, of fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty wastes where was no water,—who brought forth for thee water out of the flinty rock;

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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