Nehemiah 9:26–29

²⁶“^aBut they became disobedient and rebelled against You,

And ^bcast Your law behind their backs

And ^ckilled Your prophets who had ^dtestified to them

So that they might return to You,

And ^ethey ¹committed great ²blasphemies.

²⁷“Therefore You ^agave them into the hand of the ones who distressed them, and they afflicted them with distress,

But ^bat the time of their distress they cried to You,

And You listened from heaven, and according to Your abundant compassion

You ^cgave them saviors and they saved them from the hand of the ones that distressed them.

²⁸“But ^aas soon as they had rest, they returned to do evil before You;

Therefore You forsook them in the hand of their enemies, so they had dominion over them.

Then they returned and cried to You. And You listened from heaven,

And ^bmany times You delivered them according to Your compassion,

²⁹And ^atestified to them in order to turn them back to Your law.

Yet ^bthey acted presumptuously and did not listen to Your commandments but sinned against Your judgments,

By ^cwhich if a man does them, he shall live.

And they ^dgave a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck, and would not listen.