Bible Strands
Nehemiah 1:10
They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah addresses God in prayer, affirming that the exiled Israelites remain His servants and people after recalling the covenant promise to gather them if they return to His commandments.
The words — The Hebrew pa·di·ta (you redeemed) and ko·cha·kha ha·ga·dol (by your great strength) state that God’s deliverance of the people was executed through decisive power.
The thread — This phrasing repeats the formula in Deuteronomy 9:29 and Daniel 9:15, which consistently tie Israel’s identity as God’s inheritance to His mighty acts of deliverance.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that the community’s survival and future restoration depend entirely on God’s prior act of redemption, which grounds the present request for favor.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 9:29 But they are Your people, Your inheritance, whom You brought out by Your great power and outstretched arm.”
- Daniel 9:15 Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and who made for Yourself a name renowned to this day, we have sinned; we have acted wickedly.
- Exodus 32:11 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
- Exodus 6:1 But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”
- Exodus 13:9 It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
- Exodus 15:13 With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
- Deuteronomy 15:15 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
- Psalms 74:2 Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell.
- Psalms 136:12 with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Isaiah 63:16 Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.