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 as 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 took possession of the land. And 6You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, And You handed them over to them, 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, Carved out cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, Fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were filled and 12put on fat, And 13lived luxuriously in Your great goodness.

26“14But they became rebellious and revolted against You, And 15threw Your Law behind their backs And 16killed Your prophets who had 17admonished them In order to bring them back to You, And 18they committed great blasphemies.27Therefore You 19handed them over to their enemies who oppressed them, But when they cried out to You 20in the time of their distress, You heard from heaven, and according to Your great compassion You 21gave them 22people who saved them from the hand of their enemies.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 out 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, 27Which, if a person 28follows them, then he will live by them. And they 2930turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck, and would not listen.3031However, You remained patient with them for many years, And 32admonished them by 33Your Spirit through Your prophets, Yet they would not listen. Therefore You handed them over to the peoples of the lands.31Nevertheless, in Your great compassion You 34did not make an end of them or abandon them, For You are 35a gracious and compassionate God.

32“Now then, our God, 36the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps His covenant and faithfulness, Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You, Which has happened to us, our kings, our leaders, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and to all Your people, 37From the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.33However, 38You are righteous in everything that has happened to 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 39admonitions with which You have 40admonished them.35But 41they, in their own kingdom, 42With Your great goodness which You gave them, With the broad and rich land which You placed before them, Did not serve You or turn from their evil deeds.