Teks -- Nehemiah 9:2 (NET)

9:2 Those truly of Israelite descent separated from all the foreigners, standing and confessing their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Wesley: Neh 9:2 - Separated

From all unnecessary society with the Heathens, and particularly from those strange women whom some of them had married. For though Ezra had done this formerly, yet, it seems, there were some criminals, without his knowledge, or, these were some new delinquents, that since that time had fallen into the same error, and shewed the truth of their repentance by forsaking their beloved sins, and dearest relations.

JFB: Neh 9:2 - confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers

Not only did they read in their recent sufferings a punishment of the national apostasy and guilt, but they had made themselves partakers of their fathers' sins by following the same evil ways.

Clarke: Neh 9:2 - The seed of Israel separated themselves

The seed of Israel separated themselves - A reformation of this kind was begun by Ezra, Ezr 10:3; but it appears that either more were found out who had taken strange wives, or else those who had separated from them had taken them again

Clarke: Neh 9:2 - And stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

And stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. - They acknowledged that they had been sinners against God throughout all their generations; that their fathers had sinned and were punished; and that they, with this example before their eyes, had copied their fathers’ offenses.

TSK: Neh 9:2 - the seed // strangers // confessed

the seed : Neh 13:3, Neh 13:30; Ezr 9:2, Ezr 10:11

strangers : Heb. strange children, Psa 144:7, Psa 144:11; Isa 2:6; Hos 5:7

confessed : Neh 1:6; Lev 26:39, Lev 26:40; Ezr 9:6, Ezr 9:7, Ezr 9:15; Psa 106:6, Psa 106:7; Dan 9:3-10, Dan 9:20; 1Jo 1:7-9

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Neh 9:2 - From all strangers // The iniquities of their fathers

From all strangers from all familiar and unnecessary society with the heathens, and particularly from those strange women whom some of them had married. For though Ezra had done this formerly, Ezr 10 , as far as he had knowledge of the persons faulty, and power to redress their faults, yet, it seems, there were some criminals, who were either without his knowledge, or out of his power; or these were some new delinquents, that since that time had fallen into the same error, and showed the truth of their repentance by the forsaking of their beloved sins and dearest relations. See again Neh 13:3 .

The iniquities of their fathers which they confess partly as one cause of their present sufferings; and partly because they by their practices had justified their fathers’ sins, and made them their own.

Haydock: Neh 9:2 - Stranger // Fathers

Stranger; idolatrous women. (Haydock) ---

True repentance requires the works of mortification, and particularly the removal of all occasions of sin and disorderly pleasures. (Worthington) ---

The reformation had been commenced under Esdras, but some had relapsed, 1 Esdras x. 3. (Calmet) ---

The true born Israelites would have no society with the sons of infidels. (Tirinus) ---

Fathers, that they might not be punished for them, Exodus xx. 5. (Calmet)

Gill: Neh 9:2 - And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers // and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers,.... Such as were genuine Israelites, of the seed of Abraham, who had married wives of the Gentiles, strangers to the commonwealth of Israel, either before the reformation by Ezra, not being then discovered, or had fallen into this evil since; but now, on the reading of the law, were convinced of it, and so separated themselves from such wives, which was a proof of the truth of their repentance:

and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers: particularly their taking of strange wives, which their fathers had also done, and set them a bad example, which they had followed; of standing and confessing, see Luk 18:13.