The Pulpit Commentary on Nehemiah 1:10

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Thy people whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power. It would be better to translate, "Whom thou didst redeem." The reference is especially to the deliverance from Egypt, which is so constantly spoken of as effected "with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm" (Deuteronomy 9:29; Deuteronomy 26:8, etc.

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