Nehemiah 9:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,”

Nehemiah 9:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 9:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 9:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““But they and our fathers behaved proudly, hardened their neck, didn’t listen to your commandments,”

Nehemiah 9:16 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 9:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,”

Nehemiah 9:16 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 9:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And they and our fathers have acted proudly, and harden their neck, and have not hearkened unto Thy commands,”

Nehemiah 9:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 9:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But they, our fathers, dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,”

Nehemiah 9:16 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 9:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But they and our fathers behaued them selues proudely, and hardened their neck, so that they hearkened not vnto thy commandements,”

Nehemiah 9:16 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 9:16 in Context — Nehemiah 9

14 E ensinaste a eles teu santo sábado; e lhes mandaste preceitos e estatutos, por meio de teu servo Moisés.

15 E deste-lhes pão do céu em sua fome, e em sua sede lhes tiraste águas da pedra; e disseste a eles que entrassem para tomar posse da terra, pela qual juraste com mão erguida, que a darias a eles.

16 Porém eles, nossos pais, agiram com soberba; endureceram sua cerviz, e não deram ouvidos a teus mandamentos,

17 E recusaram [te] ouvir, e não se lembraram de tuas maravilhas que havias feito com eles; ao invés disso, endureceram sua cerviz, e em sua rebelião levantaram um líder para voltarem à sua escravidão. Porém tu, que és Deus que perdoas, clemente e misericordioso, tardio para se irar, e grande em bondade, não os desamparaste.

18 Até quando fizeram para si bezerro de fundição, e disseram: Este é teu Deus que te tirou do Egito; e cometeram grandes blasfêmias;

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What Does Nehemiah 9:16 Mean?

Nehemiah 9:16 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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