Nehemiah 9:27-37

27Therefore You 1handed them over to their enemies who oppressed them, But when they cried out to You 2in the time of their distress, You heard from heaven, and according to Your great compassion You 3gave them 4people who saved them from the hand of their enemies.28But 5as 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 6many times You rescued them according to Your compassion,29And 7admonished them in order to turn them back to Your Law. Yet 8they acted arrogantly and did not listen to Your commandments but sinned against Your ordinances, 9Which, if a person 10follows them, then he will live by them. And they 1112turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck, and would not listen.3013However, You remained patient with them for many years, And 14admonished them by 15Your 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 16did not make an end of them or abandon them, For You are 17a gracious and compassionate God.

32“Now then, our God, 18the 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, 19From the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.33However, 20You 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 21admonitions with which You have 22admonished them.35But 23they, in their own kingdom, 24With 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.36Behold, 25we are slaves today, And as for the land which You gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its bounty, Behold, we are slaves on it.37And 26its abundant produce is for the kings Whom You have set over us because of our sins; They also rule over our bodies And over our cattle as they please, So we are in great distress.