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Nehemiah 9:15

Nehemiah 9:15
And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger,.... To satisfy that, meaning the manna, Exo 16:3

and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock, for their thirst; to quench it; this was done…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Nehemiah 9:4-38

We have here an account how the work of this fast-day was carried on. 1. The names of the ministers that were employed. They are twice named (Neh 9:4, Neh 9:5), only with some variation of the names.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

bread from heaven See Exo 16:4, -I will rain bread from heaven for you." Cf. Psa 78:24, -and gave them of the corn of heaven." Psa 105:40, -and satisfied them with the bread of heaven."

water for them…