Nehemiah 9:9
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;”
יָם
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
שָׁמַע
you heard
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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עֳנִי
the affliction of
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עֳנִי
Affliction, poverty, misery. Oniy. In my affliction Your word has given me life. Affliction drives us deeper into the word and closer to God.
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סוּף
reeds
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סוּף
a reed, especially the papyrus
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זַעַק
outcry/ their
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זַעַק
a shriek or outcry
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