Nehemiah 9:22-29

22You also gave them kingdoms and peoples, And allotted them to them as a 1boundary. 2They took possession of the land of Sihon 3the king of Heshbon And the land of Og the king of Bashan.23You made their sons numerous as 4the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers to enter and possess.245So their sons entered and possessed the land. And 6You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, And You gave them into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land, To do with them 7as they desired.258They captured fortified cities and a 910fertile land. They took possession of 11houses full of every good thing, Hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, Fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were filled and 12grew fat, And 13reveled in Your great goodness.

26“14But they became disobedient and rebelled against You, And 15cast Your law behind their backs And 16killed Your prophets who had 17admonished them So that they might return to You, And 18they committed great 19blasphemies.27Therefore You 20delivered them into the hand of their oppressors who oppressed them, But when they cried to You 21in the time of their distress, You heard from heaven, and according to Your great compassion You 22gave them deliverers who delivered them from the hand of their oppressors.28But 23as soon as they had rest, they did evil again before You; Therefore You abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so that they ruled over them. When they cried again to You, You heard from heaven, And 24many times You rescued them according to Your compassion,29And 25admonished them in order to turn them back to Your law. Yet 26they acted arrogantly and did not listen to Your commandments but sinned against Your ordinances, By 27which if a man observes them he shall live. And they 2829turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck, and would not listen.