Nehemiah 9:17
Old Testament • 23 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
זָכַר
zâkar
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
מוֹפֵת
môwphêth
a miracle; by implication, a token or omen
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
קָשָׁה
qâshâh
properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
צַוָּאר
tsavvâʼr
the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
סָרָה
çârâh
apostasy, crime; figuratively, remission
מוֹעֵד
môwʻêd
properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally ayear; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a ...
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
כָּבַשׁ
kâbash
to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
כּוּן
kûwn
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, ...
חָנַן
chânan
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
חָנַן
chânan
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
אַף
ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
חֵסֵד
chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
Key Terms in This Verse
זָכַר zâkar
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
Study H2142 →צַוָּאר tsavvâʼr
the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
Study H6677 →חָנַן chânan
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
Study H2603 →קָשָׁה qâshâh
properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
Study H7185 →כָּבַשׁ kâbash
to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate
Study H3533 →Cross References
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
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.
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
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.
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.
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
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.
And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
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:
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.
To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
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?
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.
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