Nehemiah 9:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You, in Your great mercy, did not abandon them in the wilderness. During the day, the pillar of cloud did not depart to guide them on their way, nor did the pillar of fire by night to give them light for the path they should take.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderss: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; ither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Yet in Your overwhelming mercies, You did not forsake them in the wilderness; the pillar of cloud did not depart from them by day to lead them on the way, nor the pillar of fire by night to show them light and the way they should go.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Yet 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud departed not from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way wherein they should go.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Yet 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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    yet forsokest thou them not in the wyldernes, acordinge to thy greate mercy. And ye cloudy piler departed not from them on ye dayetyme to lede them the waye, nether the piler of fyre in the night season, to shewe them lighte in the waye that they wente.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Yet thou for thy great mercies forsookest them not in the wildernesse: the pillar of the cloude departed not from them by day to leade them the way, neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way whereby they should goe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Yet forsookest thou them not in the wildernesse, according to thy great mercies: And the cloudy piller departed not from them on the day time to leade the the way, neither the piller of fire in the night season, to shewe them light in the way by which they should go.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Yet 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    yet you in your manifold mercies didn't forsake them in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud didn't depart from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way in which they should go.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Thou, in Thine abundant mercies, hast not forsaken them in the wilderness -- the pillar of the cloud hath not turned aside from off them by day, to lead them in the way, and the pillar of the fire by night, to give light to them and the way in which they go.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud departed not from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way wherein they should go.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud departed not from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way wherein they should go.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Even then, in your great mercy, you did not give them up in the waste land: the pillar of cloud still went before them by day, guiding them on their way, and the pillar of fire by night, to give them light, and make clear the way they were to go.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    yet you in your manifold mercies didn't forsake them in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud didn't depart from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way in which they should go.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “Due to your great compassion you did not abandon them in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud did not stop guiding them in the path by day, nor did the pillar of fire stop illuminating for them by night the path on which they should travel.

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 9:12 : 12 By day, You led them with a pillar of cloud and by night with a pillar of fire, to give them light for the path they should follow.
  • Neh 9:27 : 27 So You handed them over to their enemies, who oppressed them. But in their time of distress, they cried out to You, and You heard from heaven. In Your great mercy, You gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.
  • Ps 106:45 : 45 He remembered His covenant with them and relented according to the abundance of His lovingkindness.
  • Isa 4:5-6 : 5 Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night; over everything glorious will be a canopy. 6 It will be a shelter to provide shade in the daytime from the heat, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.
  • Isa 44:21 : 21 Remember these things, Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant. I have formed you; you are my servant. Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
  • Lam 3:22 : 22 Because of the LORD’s steadfast love we are not consumed, for His mercies never end.
  • Ezek 20:14 : 14 But I acted for the sake of my name, to keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
  • Ezek 20:22 : 22 But I withdrew my hand and acted for the sake of my name, to keep it from being profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
  • Dan 9:9 : 9 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against Him.
  • Dan 9:18 : 18 Incline Your ear, my God, and hear. Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our pleas before You on account of our righteousness, but because of Your great mercy.
  • Mal 3:6 : 6 For I, the Lord, do not change; therefore, you, descendants of Jacob, are not consumed.
  • 1 Cor 10:1-2 : 1 Brothers, I do not want you to be unaware that all our ancestors were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea. 2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
  • Neh 9:31 : 31 Still, in Your great mercies, You did not utterly destroy them or abandon them, for You are a gracious and merciful God.
  • Ps 106:7-8 : 7 Our ancestors in Egypt did not consider Your miracles; they did not remember the abundance of Your lovingkindness but rebelled at the sea, the Red Sea. 8 Yet He saved them for His name’s sake, to make His mighty power known.
  • Exod 13:21-22 : 21 By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to lead them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. 22 Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.
  • Exod 40:38 : 38 For the cloud of the Lord was over the Tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel during all their journeys.
  • Num 9:15-22 : 15 On the day the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, which is the tent of the testimony. In the evening, it appeared above the tabernacle as something like fire until morning. 16 This was always the case: the cloud would cover it by day, and at night it would appear as fire. 17 Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the people of Israel would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the people of Israel would camp. 18 At the command of the LORD, the people of Israel set out, and at the command of the LORD, they camped. As long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle, they remained camped. 19 Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the people of Israel kept the LORD’s command and did not set out. 20 Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days. In that case, they camped at the LORD's command and then set out at the LORD's command. 21 Sometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning, and when the cloud lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, when the cloud lifted, they set out. 22 Whether it remained for two days, a month, or longer, as long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle, the people of Israel remained camped and did not set out. But when it lifted, they set out.
  • Num 14:14 : 14 They will tell the inhabitants of this land about it. They have already heard that you, LORD, are among these people, that you, LORD, have been seen face to face, that your cloud stays over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
  • 1 Sam 12:22 : 22 For the LORD will not abandon His people for the sake of His great name, because it has pleased the LORD to make you His people.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Neh 9:11-12
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    11You divided the sea before them, and they passed through it on dry ground. But You cast their pursuers into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.

    12By day, You led them with a pillar of cloud and by night with a pillar of fire, to give them light for the path they should follow.

  • Neh 9:20-21
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    20You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold manna from their mouths, and You provided water for their thirst.

    21For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell.

  • Exod 13:21-22
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    81%

    21By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to lead them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.

    22Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.

  • Neh 9:15-18
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    15You provided bread from heaven for their hunger and brought water out of a rock for their thirst. You told them to go in and take possession of the land You had sworn to give them.

    16But they, our ancestors, acted arrogantly. They stiffened their necks and did not obey Your commandments.

    17They refused to listen and did not remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abundant in faithful love, and You did not abandon them.

    18Even when they made a molten calf for themselves and said, 'This is your god who brought you out of Egypt,' and they committed terrible blasphemies,

  • Deut 1:31-33
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    79%

    31And in the wilderness, where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way you went, until you came to this place.

    32But in this matter, you did not trust in the LORD your God,

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    78%

    14By day He led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.

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    2 verses
    77%

    30For many years, You were patient with them. You warned them by Your Spirit through Your prophets, yet they would not listen. So You gave them into the hands of the peoples of the lands.

    31Still, in Your great mercies, You did not utterly destroy them or abandon them, for You are a gracious and merciful God.

  • Num 9:15-22
    8 verses
    76%

    15On the day the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, which is the tent of the testimony. In the evening, it appeared above the tabernacle as something like fire until morning.

    16This was always the case: the cloud would cover it by day, and at night it would appear as fire.

    17Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the people of Israel would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the people of Israel would camp.

    18At the command of the LORD, the people of Israel set out, and at the command of the LORD, they camped. As long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle, they remained camped.

    19Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the people of Israel kept the LORD’s command and did not set out.

    20Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days. In that case, they camped at the LORD's command and then set out at the LORD's command.

    21Sometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning, and when the cloud lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, when the cloud lifted, they set out.

    22Whether it remained for two days, a month, or longer, as long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle, the people of Israel remained camped and did not set out. But when it lifted, they set out.

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    14They will tell the inhabitants of this land about it. They have already heard that you, LORD, are among these people, that you, LORD, have been seen face to face, that your cloud stays over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

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    19The angel of God, who had been going ahead of Israel's camp, withdrew and moved behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them.

    20It came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. There was a cloud and darkness, yet it lit up the night, and neither side approached the other all night long.

  • Exod 40:36-38
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    36Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on all their journeys.

    37But if the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was lifted.

    38For the cloud of the Lord was over the Tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel during all their journeys.

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    74%

    27So You handed them over to their enemies, who oppressed them. But in their time of distress, they cried out to You, and You heard from heaven. In Your great mercy, You gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.

    28But as soon as they had rest, they returned to doing evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to their enemies, who ruled over them. Yet when they again cried out to You, You heard from heaven and rescued them many times in Your abundant mercy.

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    6They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and ravines, a land of drought and deep darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’

  • Ps 105:39
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    39He spread a cloud as a covering and fire to give light at night.

  • Exod 15:13
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    13In Your steadfast love, You led the people You redeemed; in Your strength, You guided them to Your holy dwelling.

  • Num 10:34
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    34By day, the cloud of the LORD was over them as they set out from the camp.

  • Ezek 20:17
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    17Yet my eye spared them from destruction, and I did not destroy them completely in the wilderness.

  • Deut 9:7
    72%

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