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Nehemiah 9:21 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 9 · verse 21
Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.Nehemiah 9:21 · King James Version
Nehemiah 9:21 in context
19Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.
20Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
21Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
22Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
23Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
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Key words (Strong's)
- wildernessmidbâra pastureH4057 →
- sustainkûwlproperly, to keep inH3557 →
- clothessalmâha dressH8008 →
- lackedchâçêrto lackH2637 →
- fortyʼarbâʻîymfortyH705 →
- yearsshâneha yearH8141 →
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We have here an account how the work of this fast-day was carried on. 1. The names of the ministers that were employed. They are twice named (Neh 9:4, Neh 9:5), only with some variation of the names.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-38