Nehemiah 9 · Verse 6

Nehemiah 9:6

Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

Nehemiah 9:6, King James Version

Nehemiah 9:6 in other translations

BSB	You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
WEB	You are the LORD, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships you.
ASV	Thou art Jehovah, even thou alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
YLT	Thou art He, O Jehovah, Thyself--Thou hast made the heavens, the heavens of the heavens, and all their host, the earth and all that are on it, the seas and all that are in them, and Thou art keeping all of them alive, and the host of the heavens to Thee are bowing themselves.
DARBY	Thou art the Same, thou alone, Jehovah, who hast made the heaven of heavens, and all their host, the earth and all that is therein, the seas and all that is therein. And thou quickenest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
BBE	You are the Lord, even you only; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens with all their armies, the earth and all things in it, the seas and everything in them; and you keep them from destruction: and the armies of heaven are your worshippers.
Webster	Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are in it, the seas, and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshipeth thee.

What does Nehemiah 9:6 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 favors to them as a nation, from the period of the call of their great ancestor and the gracious promise intimated to him in the divinely bestowed name of Abraham, a promise which implied that he was to be the Father of the faithful, the ancestor of the Messiah, and the honored individual in whose seed all the families of the earth should be blessed. Tracing in full and minute detail the signal instances of divine interposition for their deliverance and their interest--in their deliverance from Egyptian bondage--their miraculous passage through the Red Sea--the promulgation of His law--the forbearance and long-suffering shown them amid their frequent rebellions--the signal triumphs given them over their enemies--their happy settlement in the promised land--and all the extraordinary blessings, both in the form of temporal prosperity and of religious privilege, with which His paternal goodness had favored them above all other people, they charge themselves with making a miserable requital. They confess their numerous and determined acts of disobedience. They read, in the loss of their national independence and their long captivity, the severe punishment of their sins. They acknowledge that, in all heavy and continued judgments upon their nation, God had done right, but they had done wickedly. And in throwing themselves on His mercy, they express their purpose of entering into a national covenant, by which they pledge themselves to dutiful obedience in future.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 6 Thou preservest them all - ואתה מחיה את כלם vettah mechaiyeh eth cullam, and thou givest life to them all: and the host of the heavens, לך משתחוים lecha mishtachavim, prostrate themselves unto thee. How near is this to the opinion of Kepler, that all the heavenly host are instinct with life, and navigate the great expanse on pinions adjusted to their situation in their respective orbits! But to preserve in life, or in being, is a very good meaning in the original, which does not necessarily imply vitality. We say a tree is alive when flourishing, a plant is dead when it withers, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 9:6 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.

אַתָּה\־'a.tah-youH859

ה֣וּאhu'heH1931

יְהוָה֮Yah.weh[are] YahwehH3068

לְבַדֶּךָ֒le.va.de.Khato alone youH905

אַתָּ֣ה'atyouH859

עָשִׂ֡יתָ'a.Si.tayou madeH6213

אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853

הַשָּׁמַיִם֩ha.sha.ma.Yimthe heavensH8064

שְׁמֵ֨יshe.Mei[the] heavens ofH8064

הַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064

וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605

צְבָאָ֗םtze.va.'Amhost theirH6635

הָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776

וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605

אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherthatH834

עָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.ha[is] on itH5921

הַיַּמִּים֙hai.ya.Mimthe seasH3220

וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthatH834

בָּהֶ֔םba.Hem[is] in them

וְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tahand youH859

מְחַיֶּ֣הme.chai.Yeh[are] preserving aliveH2421

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

כֻּלָּ֑םku.Lamall of themH3605

וּצְבָ֥אu.tze.Va'and [the] host ofH6635

הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064

לְךָ֥le.Khato you

מִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים\׃mish.ta.cha.Vim[are] bowing downH7812

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

Cross references for Nehemiah 9:6

Isaiah 37:16
O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Revelation 4:11
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Deuteronomy 10:14
Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
Deuteronomy 6:4
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Isaiah 44:8
Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.
Jeremiah 10:11-12
Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
2 Kings 19:15
And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
Isaiah 44:6
Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Isaiah 43:10
Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Revelation 14:7
Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

even thou.
De 6:4; 2Ki 19:15,19; Ps 86:10; Isa 37:16,20; 43:10; 44:6,8
Mr 12:29,30; Joh 10:30
thou hast.
Ge 1:1; 2:1; Eze 20:11; Ps 33:6; 136:5-9; 146:6; Jer 10:11,12
Col 1:15,16; Re 4:11; 14:7
the heaven.
De 10:14; 1Ki 8:27
preservest.
Ps 36:6; Col 1:17; Heb 1:3
the host.
Ge 2:1; 32:2; 1Ki 22:19; Ps 103:21; 148:2-4; Isa 6:2,3; Heb 1:6
Re 5:11-13

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Context

Nehemiah 9:5
Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Nehemiah 9:6
Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Nehemiah 9:7
Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;

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Nehemiah 9:6 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Tú, oh Jehová, eres solo; tú hiciste los cielos, y los cielos de los cielos, y toda su milicia, la tierra y todo lo que está en ella, los mares y todo lo que hay en ellos; y tú vivificas todas estas cosas, y los ejércitos de los cielos te adoran.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Tu es le Même, toi seul, ô Éternel; tu as fait les cieux, les cieux des cieux et toute leur armée, la terre et tout ce qui est sur elle, les mers et tout ce qui est en elles. Et c’est toi qui fais vivre toutes ces choses, et l’armée des cieux t’adore.
German Elberfelder 1871	Du bist, der da ist, Jehova, du allein; du hast die Himmel gemacht, der Himmel Himmel und all ihr Heer, die Erde und alles, was darauf ist, die Meere und alles, was in ihnen ist. Und du machst dies alles lebendig, und das Heer des Himmels betet dich an.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Tu ipse, Domine, solus, tu fecisti cælum, et cælum cælorum, et omnem exercitum eorum: terram, et universa quæ in ea sunt: maria, et omnia quæ in eis sunt: et tu vivificas omnia hæc, et exercitus cæli te adorat.