Nehemiah 9:26–29

²⁶“Nevertheless they ^zwere disobedient

And rebelled against You,

^aCast Your law behind their backs

And killed Your ^bprophets, who ³testified against them

To turn them to Yourself;

And they worked great provocations.

^27cTherefore You delivered them into the hand of their enemies,

Who oppressed them;

And in the time of their trouble,

When they cried to You,

You ^dheard from heaven;

And according to Your abundant mercies

^eYou gave them deliverers who saved them

From the hand of their enemies.

²⁸“But after they had rest,

^fThey again did evil before You.

Therefore You left them in the hand of their enemies,

So that they had dominion over them;

Yet when they returned and cried out to You,

You heard from heaven;

And ^gmany times You delivered them according to Your mercies,

²⁹And ⁴testified against them,

That You might bring them back to Your law.

Yet they acted ⁵proudly,

And did not heed Your commandments,

But sinned against Your judgments,

^h‘Which if a man does, he shall live by them.’

And they shrugged their shoulders,

⁶Stiffened their necks,

And would not hear.