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Nehemiah 1:10

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Nehemiah 1:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
Nehemiah 1:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7we have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
8Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye trespass, I will scatter you abroad among the peoples:
9but if ye return unto me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.
10Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
11O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who delight to fear thy name; and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was cupbearer to the king.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Now these are thy servants, and thy people, etc.] Meaning those that were in Jerusalem and Judah, gathered out of several countries, and returned to Jerusalem: whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand; touching and moving the heart of Cyrus to proclaim liberty to them.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“1:10 Nehemiah alludes to God’s long-standing covenant relationship with the Israelites: He had rescued them in the Exodus (Deut 9:29) and made them his servants.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Now these: Exo 32:11; Deu 9:29; Isa 63:16-19, Isa 64:9; Dan 9:15-27 whom: Exo 15:13; Deu 15:15; Psa 74:2 thy strong: Exo 6:1, Exo 13:9; Psa 136:12; Dan 9:15 Nehemiah 1:11”
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