Powerful people will become\par weak and hungry.\par But the people that go to God for help\par will have every good thing.\par
Nehemiah 9:21 - Easy To Read Version You took care of them for 40 years!\par They had all they needed in the desert.\par Their clothes didn’t wear out.\par And their feet didn’t swell and hurt.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Forty years You sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing, their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell. American Standard Version (1901) Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. Common English Bible You kept them alive for forty years— they lacked nothing in the wilderness! Their clothes didn’t wear out, and their feet didn’t swell. Catholic Public Domain Version For forty years, you fed them in the desert, and nothing was lacking to them; their garments did not grow old, and their feet were not worn down. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Forty years didst thou feed them in the desert, and nothing was wanting to them: their garments did not grow old, and their feet were not worn. |
Powerful people will become\par weak and hungry.\par But the people that go to God for help\par will have every good thing.\par
Israel, you offered me sacrifices\par and offerings in the desert for 40 years. {\cf2\super [72]} \par
Remember that the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He knows about your walking through this great desert. The Lord your God has been with you these 40 years. You have always had everything you needed.’
The Lord led you through the desert for 40 years. And during all that time your clothes and your shoes did not wear out.
And you must remember the whole trip that the Lord your God has led you through these 40 years in the desert. The Lord was testing you. He wanted to make you humble. He wanted to know the things in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.
These past 40 years, your clothes did not wear out, and your feet did not swell. {Why? Because the Lord protected you!}