Nehemiah 9:9
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New International Version (©2011)
"You saw the suffering of our ancestors in Egypt; you heard their cry at the Red Sea.

New Living Translation (©2007)
"You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cries from beside the Red Sea.

English Standard Version (©2001)
“And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
You saw the oppression of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea.

International Standard Version (©2012)
"You took note of the affliction of our ancestors in Egypt, and listened to their cry at the Red Sea.

NET Bible (©2006)
"You saw the affliction of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cry at the Red Sea.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
You saw how our ancestors suffered in Egypt, and you heard them crying at the Red Sea.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And did see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red sea;

American King James Version
And did see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red sea;

American Standard Version
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt: and thou didst hear their cry by the Red Sea.

Darby Bible Translation
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea;

English Revised Version
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea;

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

World English Bible
"You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea,

Young's Literal Translation
and dost see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry hast heard by the sea of Suph,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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 hearts. The testimony of the prophets was the testimony of the Spirit in the prophets, and it was the Spirit of Christ in them. They spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, and what they said is to be received accordingly. The result was, wonder at the Lord's mercies, and the feeling that sin had brought them to their present state, from which nothing but unmerited love could rescue them. And is not their conduct a specimen of human nature? Let us study the history of our land, and our own history. Let us recollect our advantages from childhood, and ask what were our first returns? Let us frequently do so, that we may be kept humble, thankful, and watchful. Let all remember that pride and obstinacy are sins which ruin the soul. But it is often as hard to persuade the broken-hearted to hope, as formerly it was to bring them to fear. Is this thy case? Behold this sweet promise, A God ready to pardon! Instead of keeping away from God under a sense of unworthiness, let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. He is a God ready to pardon.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt,.... The hard bondage in which their lives were made bitter; and was not a mere spectator of it, but looked upon them in it with pity and compassion, and sent them a deliverer, Exodus 2:23

and heardest their cry by the Red sea; which was before them, and the rocks on both sides of them, and the host of Pharaoh behind, pressing upon them, when he heard them, and wrought salvation for them, Exodus 14:10.

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The People Confess Their Sins
…8And found his heart faithful before you, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and have performed your words; for you are righteous: 9And did see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red sea; 10And showed signs and wonders on Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for you knew that they dealt proudly against them. So did you get you a name, as it is this day. …

Exodus 3:7 The LORD said, "I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.
Exodus 14:10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD.
Exodus 14:31 And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.