Nehemiah 9 · Verse 16

Nehemiah 9:16

But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
Nehemiah 9:16, King James Version

Nehemiah 9:16 in other translations

BSBBut they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.
WEB“But they and our fathers behaved proudly, hardened their neck, didn’t listen to your commandments,
ASVBut they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
YLT‘And they and our fathers have acted proudly, and harden their neck, and have not hearkened unto Thy commands,
DARBYBut they, our fathers, dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
BBEBut they and our fathers, in their pride, made their necks stiff, and gave no attention to your orders,
WebsterBut they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

What does Nehemiah 9:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 9:6-38

6-38. Thou, even thou, art Lord alone, &c.--In this solemn and impressive prayer, in which they make public confession of their sins, and deprecate the judgments due to the transgressions of their fathers, they begin with a profound adoration of God, whose supreme majesty and omnipotence is acknowledged in the creation, preservation, and government of all. Then they proceed to enumerate His mercies and distinguished…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 9:4-38

The summary of their prayers we have here upon record. Much more, no doubt, was said. Whatever ability we have to do any thing in the way of duty, we are to serve and glorify God according to the utmost of it. When confessing our sins, it is good to notice the mercies of God, that we may be the more humbled and ashamed. The dealings of the Lord showed his goodness and long-suffering, and the hardness of their…

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Nehemiah 9:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהֵ֥םve.Hemand theyH1992
וַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuand ancestors ourH1
הֵזִ֑ידוּhe.Zi.duthey acted presumptuouslyH2102
וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.Shuand they stiffenedH7185
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.Pamneck theirH6203
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
שָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'Uthey listenedH8085
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ\׃mitz.vo.Tei.khacommandments yourH4687

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Cross references for Nehemiah 9:16

  • Nehemiah 9:29

    And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

  • Psalms 81:11-14

    But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels. Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

  • Hebrews 3:15

    While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

  • Deuteronomy 31:27

    For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the Lord; and how much more after my death?

  • Nehemiah 9:10

    And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.

  • Romans 2:5

    But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

  • Deuteronomy 9:13

    Furthermore the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:

  • 2 Kings 17:14

    Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the Lord their God.

  • Psalms 81:8

    Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;

  • Exodus 15:26

    And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

  • Psalms 78:8-72

    And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them. …

  • Psalms 95:8-10

    Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work. Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
dealt.
10,29; Ex 32:9; De 9:6,13,23,24,27; 32:15; Ps 78:8-72; 106:6
Isa 63:10; Jer 2:31; Ac 7:51
hardened.
De 31:27; 2Ki 17:14; 2Ch 30:8; 36:13; Ps 95:8-10; Pr 29:1; Isa 48:4
Jer 19:15; Ro 2:5; Heb 3:13,15
hearkened.
Ex 15:26; De 5:29; Ps 81:8,11-14; Isa 48:18There were two things to which the Israelites did not duly give heed, else they had not done as they did. The word of God they heard, but they gave no heed to God's commandments: and the works of God they saw, but were not mindful of his wonders. Had they really considered them as miracles, they would have obeyed from a principle of faith and holy fear: had they duly considered them as mercies, they would have obeyed from a principle of gratitude and holy love.

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Context

  • Nehemiah 9:15

    And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.

  • Nehemiah 9:16

    But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

  • Nehemiah 9:17

    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.

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Nehemiah 9:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas ellos y nuestros padres hicieron soberbiamente, y endurecieron su cerviz, y no escucharon tus mandamientos,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais eux, savoir nos pères, agirent avec fierté, et roidirent leur cou, et n’écoutèrent pas tes commandements,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Aber sie, nämlich unsere Väter, waren übermütig, und sie verhärteten ihren Nacken und hörten nicht auf deine Gebote.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ipsi vero et patres nostri superbe egerunt, et induraverunt cervices suas, et non audierunt mandata tua.