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Nehemiah 9:31

Nehemiah 9:31
Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Nevertheless, for thy great mercies' sake, For the displaying of that, and the glorifying of it, which is so large and exceeding abundant:

thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; some…

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

for thy great mercies" sake R.V. in thy manifold mercies. The emphasis on the variety of the mercy even more than on its magnitude. Cf. Lam 3:22-23, -It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not…