Nehemiah 9:12

New International Reader's Version

By day you led the Israelites with a pillar of cloud. At night you led them with a pillar of fire. It gave them light to show them the way you wanted them to go.

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:19

“Because you loved them so much, you didn’t leave them in the desert. During the day the pillar of cloud didn’t stop guiding them on their path. At night the pillar of fire didn’t stop shining on the way you wanted them to go.

Psalm 105:39

The Lord spread out a cloud to cover his people. He gave them a fire to light up the night.

Psalm 107:7

He led them straight to a city where they could make their homes.

Psalm 143:8

In the morning let me hear about your faithful love, because I’ve put my trust in you. Show me the way I should live, because I trust you with my life.

Psalm 78:14

He guided them with the cloud during the day. He led them with the light of a fire all night long.

Exodus 15:13

“Because your love is faithful, you will lead the people you have set free. Because you are so strong, you will guide them to the holy place where you live.

Ezekiel 20:6

On that day I promised I would bring them out of Egypt. I told them I would take them to a land I had found for them. It had plenty of milk and honey. It was the most beautiful land of all.

Numbers 9:16

That’s what continued to happen. The cloud covered the tent. At night the cloud looked like fire.

Numbers 9:21

Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening until morning. When it lifted in the morning, they started out. It didn’t matter whether it was day or night. When the cloud lifted, the people started out.

Deuteronomy 1:33

He went ahead of you on your journey. He was in the fire at night and in the cloud during the day. He found places for you to camp. He showed you the way you should go.