Nehemiah 9:30

The long-suffering of Jehovah

30. forbear them R.V. bear with them. The -many years" here spoken of contain the brief reference to the earlier monarchic period. -Bear with;" literally -protract," -extend" (LXX. ἥλκυσας. Vulg. -protraxisti"), as perhaps Jeremiah 31:3, marg. -Have I continued loving-kindness unto thee."

by thy spirit in thy prophets Cf. Zechariah 7:12, -The words which the Lord of hosts had sent by his spirit by the hand of the former prophets." The words do not affirm the Personality of the Divine Spirit, but the Divine revelation to the mind of man, which was spiritual. The Spirit is the agent, the prophets are the channels of Divine communication. Cf. 1 Kings 22:24; 1 Peter 1:10-11; 2 Peter 1:21.

the people of the lands R.V. the peoples of the lands. i.e. the heathen, Ezra 9:1.