Nehemiah 9

1Now in the twentyH6242 and fourth dayH3117 of this monthH2320 the children of IsraelH3478 were assembled with fastingH6685, and with sackclothH8242, and earthH127 upon them. 2And the seedH2233 of IsraelH3478 separatedH914 themselves from all foreigners, and stoodH5975 and confessedH3034 their sinsH2403, and the iniquitiesH5771 of their fathersH1. 3And they stoodH6965 up in their placeH5977, and readH7121 in the bookH5612 of the lawH8451 of Jehovah their GodH430 a fourthH7243 part of the dayH3117; andanotherfourthH7243 part they confessedH3034, and worshipped Jehovah their GodH430. 4Then stoodH6965 up upon the stairs of the LevitesH3881, JeshuaH3442, and BaniH1137, KadmielH6934, ShebaniahH7645, BunniH1138, SherebiahH8274, BaniH1137, and Chenani, and criedH2199 with a loud voiceH6963 unto Jehovah their GodH430.

5Then the LevitesH3881, JeshuaH3442, and KadmielH6934, BaniH1137, HashabneiahH2813, SherebiahH8274, HodiahH1941, ShebaniahH7645, andPethahiahH6611, saidH559, StandH6965 up and blessH1288 Jehovah your GodH430 from everlasting to everlasting; and blessedH1288 be thy glorious nameH8034, which is exaltedH7311 above all blessingH1293 and praiseH8416. 6Thou art Jehovah, even thou aloneH905; thou hast madeH6213 heavenH8064, the heavenH8064 of heavensH8064, with all their hostH6635, the earthH776 and all things that are thereon, the seasH3220 and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all; and the hostH6635 of heavenH8064 worshippeth thee. 7Thou art Jehovah the GodH430, who didst chooseH977 AbramH87, and broughtest him forthH3318 out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the nameH8034 of AbrahamH85, 8and foundest his heartH3824 faithfulH539 before thee, and madest a covenantH1285 with him to giveH5414 the landH776 of the CanaaniteH3669, the HittiteH2850, the AmoriteH567, and the PerizziteH6522, and the JebusiteH2983, and the GirgashiteH1622, to giveH5414 it unto his seedH2233, and hast performed thy wordsH1697; for thou art righteousH6662.

9And thou sawest the affliction of our fathersH1 in EgyptH4714, and heardest their cryH2201 by the Red SeaH3220, 10and showedst signsH226 and wondersH4159 upon PharaohH6547, and on all his servantsH5650, and on all the peopleH5971 of his landH776; for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them, and didst get thee a nameH8034, as it is this dayH3117. 11And thou didst divide the seaH3220 before them, so that they went through the midstH8432 of the seaH3220 on the dryH3004 landH3004; and their pursuersH7291 thou didst castH7993 into the depthsH4688, as a stoneH68 into the mightyH5794 watersH4325. 12Moreover in a pillarH5982 of cloudH6051 thou leddest them by dayH3119; and in a pillarH5982 of fireH784 by nightH3915, to giveH215 them lightH215 in the wayH1870 wherein they should go. 13Thou camest downH3381 also upon mount SinaiH5514, and spakest with them from heavenH8064, and gavest them rightH3477 ordinancesH4941 and true lawsH8451, goodH2896 statutesH2706 and commandmentsH4687, 14and madest knownH3045 unto them thy holyH6944 sabbathH7676, and commandedst them commandmentsH4687, and statutesH2706, and a lawH8451, by MosesH4872 thy servantH5650, 15and gavest them breadH3899 from heavenH8064 for their hungerH7458, and broughtest forthH3318 waterH4325 for them out of the rockH5553 for their thirstH6772, and commandedst them that they should goH3318 in to possessH3423 the landH776 which thou hadst sworn to giveH5414 them.

16But they and our fathersH1 dealt proudly, and hardenedH7185 their neckH6203, and hearkened not to thy commandmentsH4687, 17and refusedH3985 to obey, neither were mindful of thy wondersH6381 that thou didst among them, but hardenedH7185 their neckH6203, and in their rebellionH4805 appointed a captain to returnH7725 to their bondage. But thou art a GodH433 ready to pardon, graciousH2587 and merciful, slow to angerH639, and abundant in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not. 18Yea, when they had madeH6213 them a molten calfH5695, and saidH559, This is thy GodH430 that broughtH5927 thee up out of EgyptH4714, and had wrought greatH1419 provocations; 19yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wildernessH4057: the pillarH5982 of cloudH6051 departedH5493 not from over them by dayH3119, to leadH5148 them in the wayH1870; neither the pillarH5982 of fireH784 by nightH3915, to show them lightH215, and the wayH1870 wherein they should go. 20Thou gavest also thy goodH2896 SpiritH7307 to instruct them, and withheldest not thy mannaH4478 from their mouthH6310, and gavest them waterH4325 for their thirstH6772. 21Yea, fortyH705 yearsH8141 didst thou sustainH3557 them in the wildernessH4057, and they lackedH2637 nothing; their clothesH8008 waxed not old, and their feetH7272 swelled not. 22Moreover thou gavest them kingdomsH4467 and peoplesH5971, which thou didst allot after their portions: so they possessedH3423 the landH776 of SihonH5511, even the landH776 of the kingH4428 of HeshbonH2809, and the landH776 of OgH5747 kingH4428 of BashanH1316. 23Their children also multipliedst thou as the starsH3556 of heavenH8064, and broughtest them into the landH776 concerningH413 which thou didst sayH559 to their fathersH1, that they should goH935 in to possessH3423 it. 24So the children wentH935 in and possessedH3423 the landH776, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776, the CanaanitesH3669, and gavest them into their handsH3027, with their kingsH4428, and the peoplesH5971 of the landH776, that they might do with them as they would. 25And they tookH3920 fortifiedH1219 citiesH5892, and a fatH8080 landH127, and possessedH3423 housesH1004 fullH4392 of all goodH2898 things, cisternsH953 hewn out, vineyardsH3754, and oliveyards, and fruit-trees in abundanceH7230: so they did eatH398, and were filled, and became fatH8080, and delighted themselves in thy greatH1419 goodnessH2898.

26Nevertheless they were disobedientH4784, and rebelledH4784 against thee, and castH7993 thy lawH8451 behind their backH7725, and slewH2026 thy prophetsH5030 that testifiedH5749 against them to turnH7725 them again unto thee, and they wrought greatH1419 provocations. 27Therefore thou deliveredst them into the handH3027 of their adversaries, who distressed them: and in the timeH6256 of their troubleH6869, when they criedH6817 unto thee, thou heardest from heavenH8064; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours who savedH3467 them out of the handH3027 of their adversaries. 28But after they had restH5117, they did evilH7451 again before thee; therefore leftest thou them in the handH3027 of their enemiesH341, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returnedH7725, and criedH2199 unto thee, thou heardest from heavenH8064; and manyH7227 timesH6256 didst thou deliverH5337 them according to thy mercies, 29and testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bringH7725 them again unto thy lawH8451. Yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandmentsH4687, but sinnedH2398 against thine ordinancesH4941 (which if a manH120 do, he shall liveH2421 in them), and withdrew the shoulderH3802, and hardenedH7185 their neckH6203, and would not hearH8085. 30Yet manyH7227 yearsH8141 didst thou bear with them, and testifiedst against them by thy SpiritH7307 through thy prophetsH5030: yet would they not giveH5414 earH238: therefore gavest thou them into the handH3027 of the peoplesH5971 of the landsH776. 31Nevertheless in thy manifold mercies thou didst not makeH6213 a full end of them, nor forsakeH5800 them; for thou art a graciousH2587 and merciful GodH410.

32NowH6258 thereforeH6258, our GodH430, the greatH1419, the mightyH1368, and the terrible GodH430, who keepest covenantH1285 and lovingkindness, let not all the travail seem littleH4591 before thee, that hath comeH4672 upon us, on our kingsH4428, on our princesH8269, and on our priestsH3548, and on our prophetsH5030, and on our fathersH1, and on all thy peopleH5971, since the time of the kingsH4428 of AssyriaH804 unto this dayH3117. 33Howbeit thou art just in all that is comeH935 upon us; for thou hast dealt truly, but we have done wickedlyH7561; 34neither have our kingsH4428, our princesH8269, our priestsH3548, nor our fathersH1, kept thy lawH8451, nor hearkened unto thy commandmentsH4687 and thy testimoniesH5715 wherewith thou didst testify against them. 35For they have not servedH5647 thee in their kingdomH4438, and in thy greatH7227 goodnessH2898 that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat landH776 which thou gavest before them, neither turnedH7725 they from their wickedH7451 worksH5647. 36Behold, we are servantsH5650 this dayH3117, and as for the landH776 that thou gavest unto our fathersH1 to eatH398 the fruitH6529 thereof and the goodH2898 thereof, behold, we are servantsH5650 in it. 37And it yieldeth muchH7235 increaseH7235 unto the kingsH4428 whom thou hast setH5414 over us because of our sinsH2403: also they have power over our bodiesH1472, and over our cattleH929, at their pleasureH7522, and we are in greatH1419 distressH6869. 38And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal unto it.