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Nehemiah 9:11

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What does Nehemiah 9:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
Nehemiah 9:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8and foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it unto his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous.
9And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea,
10and showedst 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, and didst get thee a name, as it is this day.
11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
12Moreover in a pillar of cloud thou leddest them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
13Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,
14and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses thy servant,
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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
“And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on dry land, etc.] That is, the Israelites, (see <021421> Exodus 14:21), and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps; with great ease, and with indignation, meaning the Egyptians, that pursued hotly after them, and were thrown into the sea: as a stone into the mighty waters; where they sunk and perished, (see <021504> Exodus 15:4,10).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“divide: Exo 14:21, Exo 14:22, Exo 14:27, Exo 14:28; Psa 66:6, Psa 78:13, Psa 114:3-5, Psa 136:13-15; Isa 63:11-13 their persecutors: Exod. 15:1-21; Psa 106:9-11; Heb 11:29 as a stone: Exo 15:5, Exo 15:10; Rev 18:21 Nehemiah 9:12”
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