Nehemiah 9:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.”
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“You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Moreover in a pillar of cloud thou leddest them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And by a pillar of cloud Thou hast led them by day, and by a pillar of fire by night, to lighten to them the way in which they go.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Nehemiah 9:12 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 13:21And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
- Exodus 14:19And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,
- Numbers 9:16It remained that way continually; the cloud would cover the tabernacle by day, and at night it would appear like fire.
- Numbers 9:21Sometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they would set out. Whether it was by day or by night, when the cloud was taken up, they would set out.
- Deuteronomy 1:33who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.
- Nehemiah 9:19You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.
- Psalms 78:14He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night.
- Psalms 105:39He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
- Psalms 107:7He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
- Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
- Ezekiel 20:6On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.
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