"And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their per…" — Nehemiah 9:11

Nehemiah 9:11 · KJV

“And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.”

— Nehemiah 9:11

Verse 10

And shewedst 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. So didst thou get thee a name, as {it is} this day.

Verse 12

Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.

Nehemiah 9 — Context

And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.

Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.

Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments: {true...: Heb. laws of truth}

Cross References

Psalms 78:13

He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

Exodus 14:21-22

And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go {back} by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry {land}, and the waters were divided.

Exodus 14:27-28

And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. {overthrew: Heb. shook off}

Psalms 114:3-5

The sea saw {it}, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

Hebrews 11:29

By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry {land}: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.

Psalms 136:13-15

To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy {endureth} for ever:

Isaiah 63:11-13

Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, {and} his people, {saying}, Where {is} he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where {is} he that put his holy Spirit within him? {shepherd: or, shepherds}

Psalms 66:6

He turned the sea into dry {land}: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.