Nehemiah 9:30

“Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.”

"Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands." - Nehemiah 9:30
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What does Nehemiah 9:30 mean?

Nehemiah 9:30 (KJV) states, "Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands." This verse comes from a prayer of confession and…

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Forbearance and the Call to Listen

In the tapestry of our lives, woven through the threads of history found in Scripture, few elements are as profound and poignant as the forbearance of God. Nehemiah 9:30 encapsulates this theme beautifully: "Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by…

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A Prayer for Spiritual Awareness and Repentance

O Lord, our God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we humbly come before Thee today with hearts full of gratitude for Thy patience and faithfulness. As we reflect upon the words found in Nehemiah 9:30 — "Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy…

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Nehemiah 9:30 - "Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands."
Nehemiah 7:30 - "The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one."
Nehemiah 12:30 - "And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall."
Nehemiah 6:9
Nehemiah 10:30 - "And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:"
Nehemiah 9:9 - "And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;"
Nehemiah 13:30 - "Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;"
Nehemiah 7:9 - "The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two."
"The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one." - Nehemiah 7:30
Nehemiah 11:30 - "Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom."
"And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall." - Nehemiah 12:30
Nehemiah 9:16 - "But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,"
luke 9:30
Nehemiah 12:9 - "Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches."
Nehemiah 10:9 - "And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;"
Nehemiah 11:9 - "And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city."
Nehemiah 3:30 - "After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber."
Nehemiah 3:9 - "And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem."
luke 9:29- 30
Nehemiah 9:2 - "And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers."
Nehemiah 8:9 - "¶ And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law."
Nehemiah 9:38 - "And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it."
"And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;" - Nehemiah 9:9
Nehemiah 13:9 - "Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense."
"The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two." - Nehemiah 7:9
Nehemiah 9:1 - "Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them."
1 Chronicles 9:30 - "And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices."
Nehemiah 9:33 - "Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:"
Job 30:9 - "And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword."