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Wednesday, September 10th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Contemporary English Version

Nehemiah 9:9

When our ancestors were in Egypt, you saw their suffering; when they were at the Red Sea, you heard their cry for help.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Red Sea;   Sin;   Thankfulness;   The Topic Concordance - Giving and Gifts;   Guidance;   Hearing;   Living Waters;   Servants;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prayer, Public;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ezra;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Time;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Red Sea;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezra, Book of;   Nehemiah;   Providence;   Red Sea (Reed Sea);   Salvation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the Old Testament;   Ezra;   Ezra, Book of;   Love, Lover, Lovely, Beloved;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Prayer;   Synagogue;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Red sea;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Prayer;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Sea;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Theology;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You saw the oppression of our ancestors in Egyptand heard their cry at the Red Sea.
Hebrew Names Version
You saw the affliction of our fathers in Mitzrayim, and heard their cry by the Sea of Suf,
King James Version
And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
English Standard Version
"And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea,
New Century Version
"You saw our ancestors suffering in Egypt and heard them cry out at the Red Sea.
New English Translation
"You saw the affliction of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cry at the Red Sea.
Amplified Bible
"You saw our fathers' affliction in Egypt, And You heard their cry by the Red Sea (Sea of Reeds).
New American Standard Bible
"You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.
World English Bible
You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou hast also considered the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the red Sea,
Legacy Standard Bible
"You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt,And heard their cry by the Red Sea.
Berean Standard Bible
You saw the oppression of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.
Complete Jewish Bible
"‘You saw the distress of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry by the Sea of Suf.
Darby Translation
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea;
Easy-to-Read Version
You saw our ancestors suffering in Egypt and heard them call for help by the Red Sea.
George Lamsa Translation
And thou didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and hear their cry by the Red Sea;
Good News Translation
"You saw how our ancestors suffered in Egypt; you heard their call for help at the Red Sea.
Lexham English Bible
"You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their shout at the Red Sea.
Literal Translation
And You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Sea of Reeds.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And hast considered the mysery of oure fathers in Egipte, and herde their complainte by the reed See,
American Standard Version
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea,
Bible in Basic English
And you saw the trouble of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry came to your ears by the Red Sea;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And hast considered the miserie of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their complaynt by the red sea:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea;
King James Version (1611)
And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the red Sea,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and thou heardest their cry at the Red Sea.
English Revised Version
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou hast seyn the turment of oure fadris in Egipt, and thou herdist the cry of hem on the reed see.
Update Bible Version
And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea,
Webster's Bible Translation
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
New King James Version
"You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.
New Living Translation
"You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cries from beside the Red Sea.
New Life Bible
"You saw the trouble of our fathers in Egypt. You heard their cry by the Red Sea.
New Revised Standard
"And you saw the distress of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yea thou sawest the affliction of our fathers, in Egypt, and, their outcry, thou heardest, by the Red Sea;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt: and thou didst hear their cry by the Red Sea.
Revised Standard Version
"And thou didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and hear their cry at the Red Sea,
Young's Literal Translation
and dost see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry hast heard by the sea of Suph,
THE MESSAGE
You saw the anguish of our parents in Egypt. You heard their cries at the Red Sea; You amazed Pharaoh, his servants, and the people of his land with wonders and miracle-signs. You knew their bullying arrogance against your people; you made a name for yourself that lasts to this day. You split the sea before them; they crossed through and never got their feet wet; You pitched their pursuers into the deep; they sank like a rock in the storm-tossed sea. By day you led them with a Pillar of Cloud, and by night with a Pillar of Fire To show them the way they were to travel. You came down onto Mount Sinai, you spoke to them out of heaven; You gave them instructions on how to live well, true teaching, sound rules and commands; You introduced them to your Holy Sabbath; Through your servant Moses you decreed commands, rules, and instruction. You gave bread from heaven for their hunger, you sent water from the rock for their thirst. You told them to enter and take the land, which you promised to give them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.

Contextual Overview

4 Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani stood on the special platform for the Levites and prayed aloud to the Lord their God. 5 Then the Levites Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said: "Stand and shout praises to your Lord , the eternal God! Praise his wonderful name, though he is greater than words can express." 6 You alone are the Lord , Creator of the heavens and all the stars, Creator of the earth and those who live on it, Creator of the ocean and all its creatures. You are the source of life, praised by the stars that fill the heavens. 7 You are the Lord our God, the one who chose Abram— you brought him from Ur in Babylonia and named him Abraham. 8 Because he was faithful, you made an agreement to give his descendants the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, and of the Jebusites and Girgashites. Now you have kept your promise, just as you always do. 9 When our ancestors were in Egypt, you saw their suffering; when they were at the Red Sea, you heard their cry for help. 10 You knew that the King of Egypt and his officials and his nation had mistreated your people. So you worked fearsome miracles against the Egyptians and earned a reputation that still remains. 11 You divided the deep sea, and your people walked through on dry land. But you tossed their enemies in, and they sank down like a heavy stone. 12 Each day you led your people with a thick cloud, and at night you showed the way with a flaming fire. 13 At Sinai you came down from heaven, and you gave your people good laws and teachings that are fair and honest.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

didst see: Exodus 2:25, Exodus 3:7-9, Exodus 3:16, Acts 7:34

heardest: Exodus 14:10-12

Reciprocal: Genesis 15:14 - that Exodus 2:23 - cry Exodus 2:24 - remembered Exodus 3:6 - hid Exodus 14:13 - ye shall see Exodus 14:15 - General Exodus 18:8 - told Deuteronomy 6:21 - General Deuteronomy 29:3 - General Judges 6:8 - a prophet Judges 10:11 - Egyptians 1 Samuel 10:18 - Thus saith 1 Samuel 12:6 - It is the Lord Isaiah 22:12 - call Micah 6:4 - I brought Acts 7:7 - the nation Acts 13:17 - and with

Cross-References

Genesis 6:18
But I solemnly promise that you, your wife, your sons, and your daughters-in-law will be kept safe in the boat.
Genesis 9:7
I want you and your descendants to have many children, so people will live everywhere on earth.
Genesis 9:8
Again, God said to Noah and his sons:
Genesis 9:9
I am going to make a solemn promise to you and to everyone who will live after you.
Genesis 9:10
This includes the birds and the animals that came out of the boat.
Genesis 9:11
I promise every living creature that the earth and those living on it will never again be destroyed by a flood.
Genesis 9:17
The rainbow will be the sign of that solemn promise.
Genesis 22:17
"I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the beach. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.
Jeremiah 33:20
I, the Lord , have an agreement with day and night, so they always come at the right time. You can't break the agreement I made with them,
Romans 1:3
This good news is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ! As a human, he was from the family of David. But the Holy Spirit proved that Jesus is the powerful Son of God, because he was raised from death.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt,.... The hard bondage in which their lives were made bitter; and was not a mere spectator of it, but looked upon them in it with pity and compassion, and sent them a deliverer, Exodus 2:23

and heardest their cry by the Red sea; which was before them, and the rocks on both sides of them, and the host of Pharaoh behind, pressing upon them, when he heard them, and wrought salvation for them,

Exodus 14:10.


 
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