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Neh. 9:25 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, γwells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and δfruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fatu, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

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or, cisterns.

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trees of food.

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Deut. 32:15• ¹⁵Then Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked--Thou art waxen fat, Thou art grown thick, And thou art covered with fatness;--He gave up +God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. (Deut. 32:15)

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Num. 13:27‑28• ²⁷And they told him, and said, We came to the land to which thou didst send us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
²⁸Only, the people are strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, very great; moreover we saw the children of Anak there. (Num. 13:27‑28)

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Deut. 3:5• ⁵All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides unwalled towns very many. (Deut. 3:5)

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Deut. 6:10‑12• ¹⁰And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into the land which he swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee: great and good cities which thou buildedst not,
¹¹and houses full of everything good which thou filledst not, and wells digged which thou diggedst not, vineyards and oliveyards which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt have eaten and shalt be full;
¹²then beware lest thou forget Jehovah who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. (Deut. 6:10‑12)

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Deut. 9:1‑3• ¹Hear, Israel! Thou art to pass over the Jordan this day, to enter in to possess nations greater and mightier than thou, cities great and walled up to heaven,
²a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the sons of Anak!
³Know then this day, that Jehovah thy God is he that goeth over before thee, a consuming fire; he will destroy them, and he will cast them down before thee, and thou shalt dispossess them and cause them to perish quickly, as Jehovah hath said unto thee. (Deut. 9:1‑3)

a fat land.

Neh. 9:35• ³⁵And they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land that thou didst set before them, neither turned they from their wicked works. (Neh. 9:35)

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Deut. 8:7‑10• ⁷For Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of water-brooks, of springs, and of deep waters, that gush forth in the valleys and hills;
⁸a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;
⁹a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, where thou shalt lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose mountains thou wilt dig copper.
¹⁰And thou shalt eat and be filled, and shalt bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. (Deut. 8:7‑10)

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Deut. 32:13• ¹³He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he ate the produce of the field; And he made him suck honey out of the crag, And oil out of the flinty rock; (Deut. 32:13)

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Ezek. 20:6• ⁶in that day I lifted up my hand unto them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the ornament of all lands; (Ezek. 20:6)

wells.

or, cisterns.

fruit trees.

Heb. trees of food.

dideat.

Deut. 32:15• ¹⁵Then Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked--Thou art waxen fat, Thou art grown thick, And thou art covered with fatness;--He gave up +God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. (Deut. 32:15)

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Psa. 65:11• ¹¹Thou crownest the year with thy goodness, and thy paths drop fatness: (Psa. 65:11)

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Isa. 6:10• ¹⁰Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and healed. (Isa. 6:10)

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Jer. 5:27‑28• ²⁷As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.
²⁸They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge. (Jer. 5:27‑28)

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Hos. 13:6• ⁶According to their pasture, they became full; they became full, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me. (Hos. 13:6)

and became fat.They became effeminate, fell under the power of luxury, got totally corrupted in their manners, sinned against all the mercies of God, and then were destroyed by His judgments.delighted.

1 Kings 8:66• ⁶⁶On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that Jehovah had done to David his servant, and to Israel his people. (1 Kings 8:66)

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Jer. 31:14• ¹⁴And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 31:14)

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Hos. 3:5• ⁵Afterwards shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king; and shall turn with fear toward Jehovah and toward his goodness, at the end of the days. (Hos. 3:5)

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Rom. 2:4• ⁴or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance? (Rom. 2:4)

• They celebrate in this manner the unchanging goodness of their faithful God, and measure by it the conduct of their fathers and themselves. (“Exposition on Nehemiah: Nehemiah 9” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all gooda things, wells digged, vineyards and olive-gardens, and fruit trees in abundance. And they did eat and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodnessa.

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See Note c, ch. 6.19.