Nehemiah 9:22-35

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.3030However, You bore with them for many years, And 31admonished them by 32Your Spirit through Your prophets, Yet they would not give ear. Therefore You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.31Nevertheless, in Your great compassion You 33did not make an end of them or forsake them, For You are 34a gracious and compassionate God.

32“Now therefore, our God, 35the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and lovingkindness, Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You, Which has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers and on all Your people, 36From the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.33However, 37You are just in all that has come upon us; For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.34For our kings, our leaders, our priests and our fathers have not kept Your law Or paid attention to Your commandments and Your 38admonitions with which You have 39admonished them.35But 40they, in their own kingdom, 41With Your great goodness which You gave them, With the broad and rich land which You set before them, Did not serve You or turn from their evil deeds.