Nehemiah 9 · Verse 35

Nehemiah 9:35

For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
Nehemiah 9:35, King James Version

Nehemiah 9:35 in other translations

BSBFor even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness that You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.
WEBFor they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and rich land which you gave before them. They didn’t turn from their wicked works.
ASVFor they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
YLTand they, in their kingdom, and in Thine abundant goodness, that Thou hast given to them, and in the land, the large and the fat, that Thou hast set before them, have not served Thee, nor turned back from their evil doings.
DARBYAnd they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land that thou didst set before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
BBEFor they have not been your servants in their kingdom, and in all the good things you gave them, and in the great and fat land you gave them, and they have not been turned away from their evil-doing.
WebsterFor they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

What does Nehemiah 9:35 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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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 For they have not served thee in their kingdom - Instead of במלכותם bemalcutham, "in Their kingdom," במלכותך bemalcuthecha, in Thy kingdom," is the reading of two of Kennicott's MSS.; as also of the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic. This is most likely to be the true reading.

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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 9:35 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.

וְהֵ֣םve.Hemand theyH1992
בְּמַלְכוּתָם֩be.mal.khu.Tamin own kingdom theirH4438
וּבְטוּבְךָ֨u.ve.tu.ve.Khaand in goodness yourH2898
הָרָ֜בha.Rav<the> greatH7227
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
נָתַ֣תָּna.Ta.tayou had givenH5414
לָהֶ֗םla.Hemto them
וּבְאֶ֨רֶץu.ve.'E.retzand in [the] landH776
הָרְחָבָ֧הha.re.cha.Vah<the> broadH7342
וְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛הve.ha.she.me.Nahand <the> fertileH8082
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
נָתַ֥תָּna.Ta.tayou had setH5414
לִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.Hem<to> before themH6440
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
עֲבָד֑וּךָ'a.va.Du.khathey served youH5647
וְֽלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
שָׁ֔בוּSha.vuthey turned backH7725
מִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖םmi.ma.'a.lei.Hemfrom deeds theirH4611
הָרָעִֽים\׃ha.ra.'Im<the> evilH7451

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Nehemiah 9:35

  • Deuteronomy 28:47

    Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;

  • Deuteronomy 32:12-15

    So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him. He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock; Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape. But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

  • Jeremiah 5:19

    And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.

  • Deuteronomy 8:7-10

    For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

  • Deuteronomy 31:21

    And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.

  • Nehemiah 9:25

    And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

  • Romans 3:4-5

    God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For they.
De 28:47; Jer 5:19; Ro 3:4,5
in their kingdom.Instead of {bemalkuthom,} "in their kingdom," {bemalkuthecha,} "in thy kingdom," is the reading of two of Dr. Kennicott's MSS., LXX., Syriac, and Arabic.
thy great.
25
fat land.
De 8:7-10; 31:21; 32:12-15

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Context

  • Nehemiah 9:34

    Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.

  • Nehemiah 9:35

    For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

  • Nehemiah 9:36

    Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:

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Nehemiah 9:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y ellos en su reino y en tu mucho bien que les diste, y en la tierra espaciosa y pingüe que entregaste delante de ellos, no te sirvieron, ni se convirtieron de sus malas obras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils ne t’ont pas servi dans leur royaume, et dans l’abondance des biens que tu leur avais donnés, et dans le spacieux et gras pays que tu avais mis devant eux, et ils ne sont pas revenus de leurs mauvaises actions.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie haben dir nicht gedient in ihrem Königreiche und in der Fülle deiner Güter, welche du ihnen gegeben, und in dem weiten und fetten Lande, das du vor sie gelegt hattest, und sind nicht umgekehrt von ihren bösen Handlungen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ipsi in regnis suis, et in bonitate tua multa quam dederas eis, et in terra latissima et pingui quam tradideras in conspectu eorum, non servierunt tibi, nec reversi sunt a studiis suis pessimis.