Nehemiah 9:17 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.

Matthew Henry

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Thompson Chains

Disobedience (2)See the chain from Genesis 3:11 · 9 links
Dullness (3)See the chain from Deuteronomy 32:28 · 6 links
WondersSee the chain from Exodus 4:21 · 7 links
Hardness (2)Link 3 of 7 · next Psalms 78:32
Rebellion (1)Link 3 of 7 · next Psalms 68:6
Forgiveness (1)See the chain from Leviticus 5:10 · 8 links
God's MercyLink 4 of 8 · next Nehemiah 9:31
Longsuffering (1)See the chain from Numbers 14:18 · 6 links

Cross References

Psalms 78:11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
Psalms 86:5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Psalms 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Psalms 78:42–43 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. …
Numbers 14:3–4 And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? …
Joel 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Exodus 34:6–7 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, …
Numbers 14:11 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
Numbers 14:18–19 The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation. …
Numbers 14:41 And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.
Numbers 16:14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
1 Kings 6:13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
1 Kings 8:57 The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
Psalms 78:38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
Psalms 103:8–18 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. …
Psalms 106:7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
Psalms 106:13 They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
Psalms 106:24–25 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: …
Psalms 106:43–46 Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. …
Psalms 130:4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Psalms 145:8–9 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. …
Proverbs 1:24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
Isaiah 55:7–9 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. …
Micah 7:18–19 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. …
Matthew 16:9–11 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? …
Acts 7:39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
Romans 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Ephesians 1:6–7 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. …
Hebrews 12:25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
2 Peter 1:12–15 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. …

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Topics

God Mercy of
Impenitence The Israelites
Israel, prophecies concerning Solemn feast is kept; priests are purified, and the covenant sealed
Nehemiah His administration as ruler of the people
Repentance Exemplified
Self-will Refusing to walk in the ways of God
Sin Confession of
Thankfulness Of the Levites

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible446 BC · Nehemiah Builds the Wall

Bible Dictionary

God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

And refused וַיְמָאֲנוּ waymāʾănû מָאֵן Verb · piel sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
to obey לִשְׁמֹעַ lišmōaʿ שָׁמַע Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
neither were mindful וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and זָכְרוּ zākĕrû זָכַר Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
of thy wonders נִפְלְאֹתֶיךָ niplĕʾōtêkā פָּלָא Verb · niphal active participle, feminine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
that thou didst אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative עָשִׂיתָ ʿāśîtā עָשָׂה Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular
among them; but hardened עִמָּהֶם ʿimmāhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural וַיַּקְשׁוּ wayyaqšû קָשָׁה Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
their necks אֶת ʾet Object marker עָרְפָּם ʿorpām עֹרֶף Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
and in their rebellion בְּמִרְיָם bĕmiryām מְרִי Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
appointed וַיִּתְּנוּ wayyittĕnû נָתַן Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
a captain רֹאשׁ rōʾš רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine singular
to return לָשׁוּב lāšûb שׁוּב Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
to their bondage לְעַבְדֻתָם lĕʿabdutām עַבְדוּת Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
but thou art a God וְאַתָּה wĕʾattâ Pronoun · second person masculine singular · with and אֱלוֹהַּ ʾĕlôah אֱלוֹהַּ Noun · masculine singular construct
ready to pardon סְלִיחוֹת sĕlîḥôt סְלִיחָה Noun · feminine plural
gracious חַנּוּן ḥannûn חַנּוּן Adjective · masculine singular
and merciful וְרַחוּם wĕraḥûm רַחוּם Adjective · masculine singular · with and
slow אֶרֶךְ ʾerek אָרֵךְ Adjective · masculine singular construct
to anger אַפַּיִם ʾappayim אַף Noun · masculine dual
and of great וְרַב wĕrab רַב Adjective · masculine singular construct · with and
kindness חֶסֶד ḥesed חֵסֵד Noun · masculine singular
and forsookest וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and עֲזַבְתָּם ʿăzabtām עָזַב Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular · with suffix: third person masculine plural

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