Nehemiah

Chapter 9

1 NOW on the twenty-fourth day of this month, the children of Israel were assembled with fasting and with sackcloth and ashes upon them.

2 And the descendants of Israel separated themselves from all the Gentiles, and stood and confessed their sins and the sins of their fathers.

3 And they stood up in their place and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.

4 Then the chiefs over the Levites, Joshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Heshabiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, stood up and prayed with a loud voice before the LORD their God.

5 Then the Levites, Joshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Heshabiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever, and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all creations and praises.

6 Thou alone art the LORD; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are therein, the waters and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worships thee.

7 Thou art the LORD, the God who didst choose Abram and brought him forth out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and didst change his name to Abraham;

8 And didst find his heart pure before thee, and didst make a covenant with him to give him the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it to his descendants, and thou hast performed thy words with him, for thou art righteous;

9 And thou didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and hear their cry by the Red Sea;

10 And didst show signs and wonders upon Pharaoh and upon all his servants and on all the people of his land; for thou knewest that they dealt wrongly with thy people. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.

11 And thou didst open a passage in the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou didst throw into the depths of the sea, as a stone that sinks in the mighty waters.

12 Moreover thou hast led them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way in which they should go.

13 Thou didst come down also upon mount Sinai and speak with them from heaven, and didst give them right judgments and true laws, good statutes and commandments;

14 And thou didst make known to them thy holy sabbath and commandments and statutes and laws which thou commandedst by the hand of Moses thy servant;

15 And didst give them bread from heaven for their hunger, and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promised them that they should go in to possess the land which thy hand hadst sworn to give them.

16 But they and their fathers dealt wickedly and were stubborn and did not give ear to thy commandments,

17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but turned their hearts to their evil works; yet thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and ready to hear petitions, and didst not forsake them.

18 Yea, when they had made for themselves a molten calf, and said, This is your God, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and they wrought great wickedness;

19 Yet thou in thy manifold mercies didst not forsake them in the wilderness; the pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day, to lead them on their journey; neither the pillar of fire by night, to lighten the way by which they should go.

20 Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and didst not withhold manna from their mouths, and gavest them water for their thirst.

21 Yea, for forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wear out, and their shoes had no holes in them.

22 Moreover thou gavest them the kingdoms of the Gentiles, and didst divide to them the land to every man; so they possessed the land of Sihon and the land of the king of Heshbon and the land of Og king of Bashan.

23 Their children also thou didst multiply as the stars of heaven, and thou didst bring them into the land concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers that they should go in to possess it.

24 So their children went in and possessed the land, and thou didst defeat before them the inhabitants of the land of the Canaanites, and didst deliver them into their hands with their kings and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

25 And they captured fortified cities and a fertile land, and possessed houses full of all good things, wells digged, vineyards and olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance; so they did eat and were filled and became rich and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

26 Nevertheless, they were disobedient and transgressed against thee and cast thy law out of their counsels and slew thy prophets, who warned them to turn to thee, and they committed great wickedness.

27 Therefore thou didst deliver them into the hand of their enemies, who distressed them; and in the time of their distress, when they prayed to thee, thou didst hear them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them a saviour, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.

28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee; therefore thou didst leave them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had dominion over them; yet when they returned and prayed before thee, thou didst hear them from heaven; and many times didst thou save them according to thy great mercies.

29 And thou didst testify against them, that thou mightest bring them again to thy law; yet they dealt wrongfully and did not obey thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments (which if a man observe them, he shall live in them); and they conspired and became stubborn and would not listen.

30 Yet many years didst thou admonish them, and didst testify against them by thy spirit through thy prophets; yet they would not obey; therefore thou didst deliver them into the hand of the Gentiles.

31 Nevertheless because of thy great mercy thou didst not utterly destroy them nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the holy God, who keepest covenant and truth, let there not be hidden from before thee all the hardship that has come upon us, upon our kings, upon our princes, upon our priests, and upon our prophets, and upon our fathers, and upon all the people, since the day of the kings of Assyria to this day.

33 Nevertheless thou art righteous in all that has come upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly;

34 Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor given ear to thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.

35 And they renounced thy kingdom and thy great blessing that thou gavest them and the good and fertile land that thou gavest them; neither did they serve thee nor did they turn away from their wicked works;

36 Therefore we are servants this day; and as for the land that thou gavest to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good things, behold, we are servants In it,

37 And its produce is taken by the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins; also they have dominion over our bodies and over our cattle at their pleasure, and we are living in a great distress.

38 And in view of all these things we make a sure covenant and bear witness over the seal, even our elders, Levites, and priests, and all those who have been spared of us.

Nehemiah

Chapter 9

1 Now in the twenty6242 and fourth702 day3117 of this2088 month2320 the children1121 of Israel3478 were assembled622 with fasting,6685 and with sackcloths,8242 and earth127 on them.

2 And the seed2233 of Israel3478 separated914 themselves from all3605 strangers,1121 5236 and stood5975 and confessed3034 their sins,2403 and the iniquities5771 of their fathers.1

3 And they stood6965 up in their place,5977 and read7121 in the book5612 of the law8451 of the LORD3068 their God430 one fourth7243 part of the day;3117 and another fourth7243 part they confessed,3034 and worshipped7812 the LORD3068 their God.430

4 Then stood6965 up on the stairs,4608 of the Levites,3881 Jeshua,3442 and Bani,1137 Kadmiel,6934 Shebaniah,7645 Bunni,1137 Sherebiah,8274 Bani,1137 and Chenani,3662 and cried2199 with a loud1419 voice6963 to the LORD3068 their God.430

5 Then the Levites,3881 Jeshua,3442 and Kadmiel,6934 Bani,1137 Hashabniah,2813 Sherebiah,8274 Hodijah,1940 Shebaniah,7645 and Pethahiah,6611 said,559 Stand6965 up and bless1288 the LORD3068 your God430 for ever5769 and ever:5769 and blessed1288 be your glorious3519 name,8034 which is exalted7311 above5921 all3605 blessing1293 and praise.8416

6 You, even you, are LORD3068 alone;905 you have made6213 heaven,8064 the heaven8064 of heavens,8064 with all3605 their host,6635 the earth,776 and all3605 things that are therein,5921 the seas,3220 and all3605 that is therein, and you preserve2421 them all;3605 and the host6635 of heaven8064 worships7812 you.

7 You are the LORD3068 the God,430 who834 did choose977 Abram,87 and brought3318 him forth3318 out of Ur218 of the Chaldees,3778 and gave7760 him the name8034 of Abraham;85

8 And found4672 his heart3824 faithful539 before6440 you, and made3772 a covenant1285 with him to give5414 the land776 of the Canaanites,3669 the Hittites,2850 the Amorites,567 and the Perizzites,6522 and the Jebusites,2983 and the Girgashites,1622 to give5414 it, I say, to his seed,2233 and have performed6965 your words;1697 for you are righteous:6662

9 And did see7200 the affliction6040 of our fathers1 in Egypt,4714 and heard8085 their cry2201 by the Red5488 sea;3220

10 And showed5414 signs226 and wonders4159 on Pharaoh,6547 and on all3605 his servants,5650 and on all3605 the people5971 of his land:776 for you knew3045 that they dealt proudly2102 against5921 them. So did you get6213 you a name,8034 as it is this2088 day.3117

11 And you did divide1234 the sea3220 before6440 them, so that they went5674 through8432 the middle8432 of the sea3220 on the dry3004 land; and their persecutors7291 you threw7993 into the deeps,4688 as a stone68 into the mighty5794 waters.4325

12 Moreover you led5148 them in the day3119 by a cloudy6051 pillar;5982 and in the night3915 by a pillar5982 of fire,784 to give them light216 in the way1870 wherein834 they should go.3212

13 You came3381 down3381 also on mount2022 Sinai,5514 and spoke1696 with them from heaven,8064 and gave5414 them right3477 judgments,4941 and true571 laws,8451 good2896 statutes2706 and commandments:4687

14 And made3045 known3045 to them your holy6944 sabbath,7676 and commanded6680 them precepts,4687 statutes,2706 and laws,8451 by the hand3027 of Moses4872 your servant:5650

15 And gave5414 them bread3899 from heaven8064 for their hunger,7457 and brought3318 forth3318 water4325 for them out of the rock5553 for their thirst,6772 and promised559 them that they should go935 in to possess3423 the land776 which834 you had sworn5375 to give5414 them.

16 But they and our fathers1 dealt proudly,2102 and hardened7185 their necks,6203 and listened8085 not to your commandments,4687

17 And refused3985 to obey,8085 neither3808 were mindful2142 of your wonders6381 that you did6213 among5973 them; but hardened7185 their necks,6203 and in their rebellion4805 appointed5414 a captain7218 to return7725 to their bondage:5659 but you are a God433 ready to pardon,5547 gracious2587 and merciful,7349 slow750 to anger,639 and of great7227 kindness,2617 and forsook5800 them not.

18 Yes,637 when3588 they had made6213 them a molten4541 calf,5695 and said,559 This2088 is your God430 that brought5927 you up out of Egypt,4714 and had worked6213 great1419 provocations;5007

19 Yet you in your manifold7227 mercies7356 forsook5800 them not in the wilderness:4057 the pillar5982 of the cloud6051 departed5493 not from them by day,3119 to lead5148 them in the way;1870 neither the pillar5982 of fire784 by night,3915 to show them light,216 and the way1870 wherein834 they should go.3212

20 You gave5414 also your good2896 spirit7307 to instruct7919 them, and withheld4513 not your manna4478 from their mouth,6310 and gave5414 them water4325 for their thirst.6772

21 Yes, forty705 years8141 did you sustain3557 them in the wilderness,4057 so that they lacked2637 nothing;3808 their clothes8008 waxed not old,1086 and their feet7272 swelled1216 not.

22 Moreover you gave5414 them kingdoms4467 and nations,5971 and did divide2505 them into corners:6285 so they possessed3423 the land776 of Sihon,5511 and the land776 of the king4428 of Heshbon,2809 and the land776 of Og5747 king4428 of Bashan.1316

23 Their children1121 also multiplied7235 you as the stars3556 of heaven,8064 and brought935 them into413 the land,776 concerning which834 you had promised559 to their fathers,1 that they should go935 in to possess3423 it.

24 So the children1121 went935 in and possessed3423 the land,776 and you subdued3665 before6440 them the inhabitants3427 of the land,776 the Canaanites,3669 and gave5414 them into their hands,3027 with their kings,4428 and the people5971 of the land,776 that they might do6213 with them as they would.

25 And they took3920 strong1219 cities,5892 and a fat8082 land,127 and possessed3423 houses1004 full4392 of all3605 goods,2898 wells953 dig,2672 vineyards,3754 and olive groves,2132 and fruit3978 trees6086 in abundance:7230 so they did eat,398 and were filled,7646 and became8080 fat,8082 and delighted5727 themselves in your great1419 goodness.2898

26 Nevertheless they were disobedient,4784 and rebelled4775 against you, and cast7993 your law8451 behind310 their backs,1458 and slew2026 your prophets5030 which834 testified5749 against them to turn7725 them to you, and they worked6213 great1419 provocations.5007

27 Therefore you delivered5414 them into the hand3027 of their enemies,6862 who vexed6887 them: and in the time6256 of their trouble,6869 when they cried6817 to you, you heard8085 them from heaven;8064 and according to your manifold7227 mercies7356 you gave5414 them saviors,3467 who saved3467 them out of the hand3027 of their enemies.6862

28 But after they had rest,5117 they did6213 evil7451 again7725 before6440 you: therefore left5800 you them in the land3027 of their enemies,341 so that they had the dominion7287 over them: yet when they returned,7725 and cried2199 to you, you heard8085 them from heaven;8064 and many7227 times6256 did you deliver5337 them according to your mercies;7356

29 And testified5749 against them, that you might bring7725 them again7725 to your law:8451 yet they dealt proudly,2102 and listened8085 not to your commandments,4687 but sinned2398 against your judgments,4941 (which834 if a man120 do,6213 he shall live2421 in them;) and withdrew5414 5437 the shoulder,3802 and hardened7185 their neck,6203 and would not hear.8085

30 Yet many7227 years8141 did you forbear4900 them, and testified5749 against them by your spirit7307 in your prophets:5030 yet would they not give ear:238 therefore gave5414 you them into the hand3027 of the people5971 of the lands.776

31 Nevertheless for your great7227 mercies'7356 sake you did not utterly consume3615 them, nor3808 forsake5800 them; for you are a gracious2587 and merciful7349 God.410

32 Now6258 therefore, our God,430 the great,1419 the mighty,1368 and the terrible3372 God,410 who keep8104 covenant1285 and mercy,2617 let not all3605 the trouble8513 seem4591 little4591 before6440 you, that has come4672 on us, on our kings,4428 on our princes,8269 and on our priests,3548 and on our prophets,5030 and on our fathers,1 and on all3605 your people,5971 since the time3117 of the kings4428 of Assyria804 to this2088 day.3117

33 However, you are just6662 in all3605 that is brought935 on us; for you have done6213 right,571 but we have done wickedly:7561

34 Neither3808 have our kings,4428 our princes,8269 our priests,3548 nor3808 our fathers,1 kept6213 your law,8451 nor3808 listened7181 to your commandments4687 and your testimonies,5715 with which834 you did testify5749 against them.

35 For they have not served5647 you in their kingdom,4438 and in your great7227 goodness2898 that you gave5414 them, and in the large7342 and fat8082 land776 which834 you gave5414 before6440 them, neither3808 turned7725 they from their wicked7451 works.4611

36 Behold,2009 we are servants5650 this day,3117 and for the land776 that you gave5414 to our fathers1 to eat398 the fruit6529 thereof and the good2898 thereof, behold,2009 we are servants5650 in it:

37 And it yields7235 much7235 increase8393 to the kings4428 whom834 you have set5414 over5921 us because of our sins:2403 also they have dominion4910 over5921 our bodies,1472 and over5921 our cattle,929 at their pleasure,7522 and we are in great1419 distress.6869

38 And because of all3605 this2063 we make3772 a sure548 covenant, and write3789 it; and our princes,8269 Levites,3881 and priests,3548 seal2856 to it.

Nehemiah

Chapter 9

Nehemiah

Chapter 9

1 NOW on the twenty-fourth day of this month, the children of Israel were assembled with fasting and with sackcloth and ashes upon them.

1 Now in the twenty6242 and fourth702 day3117 of this2088 month2320 the children1121 of Israel3478 were assembled622 with fasting,6685 and with sackcloths,8242 and earth127 on them.

2 And the descendants of Israel separated themselves from all the Gentiles, and stood and confessed their sins and the sins of their fathers.

2 And the seed2233 of Israel3478 separated914 themselves from all3605 strangers,1121 5236 and stood5975 and confessed3034 their sins,2403 and the iniquities5771 of their fathers.1

3 And they stood up in their place and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.

3 And they stood6965 up in their place,5977 and read7121 in the book5612 of the law8451 of the LORD3068 their God430 one fourth7243 part of the day;3117 and another fourth7243 part they confessed,3034 and worshipped7812 the LORD3068 their God.430

4 Then the chiefs over the Levites, Joshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Heshabiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, stood up and prayed with a loud voice before the LORD their God.

4 Then stood6965 up on the stairs,4608 of the Levites,3881 Jeshua,3442 and Bani,1137 Kadmiel,6934 Shebaniah,7645 Bunni,1137 Sherebiah,8274 Bani,1137 and Chenani,3662 and cried2199 with a loud1419 voice6963 to the LORD3068 their God.430

5 Then the Levites, Joshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Heshabiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever, and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all creations and praises.

5 Then the Levites,3881 Jeshua,3442 and Kadmiel,6934 Bani,1137 Hashabniah,2813 Sherebiah,8274 Hodijah,1940 Shebaniah,7645 and Pethahiah,6611 said,559 Stand6965 up and bless1288 the LORD3068 your God430 for ever5769 and ever:5769 and blessed1288 be your glorious3519 name,8034 which is exalted7311 above5921 all3605 blessing1293 and praise.8416

6 Thou alone art the LORD; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are therein, the waters and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worships thee.

6 You, even you, are LORD3068 alone;905 you have made6213 heaven,8064 the heaven8064 of heavens,8064 with all3605 their host,6635 the earth,776 and all3605 things that are therein,5921 the seas,3220 and all3605 that is therein, and you preserve2421 them all;3605 and the host6635 of heaven8064 worships7812 you.

7 Thou art the LORD, the God who didst choose Abram and brought him forth out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and didst change his name to Abraham;

7 You are the LORD3068 the God,430 who834 did choose977 Abram,87 and brought3318 him forth3318 out of Ur218 of the Chaldees,3778 and gave7760 him the name8034 of Abraham;85

8 And didst find his heart pure before thee, and didst make a covenant with him to give him the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it to his descendants, and thou hast performed thy words with him, for thou art righteous;

8 And found4672 his heart3824 faithful539 before6440 you, and made3772 a covenant1285 with him to give5414 the land776 of the Canaanites,3669 the Hittites,2850 the Amorites,567 and the Perizzites,6522 and the Jebusites,2983 and the Girgashites,1622 to give5414 it, I say, to his seed,2233 and have performed6965 your words;1697 for you are righteous:6662

9 And thou didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and hear their cry by the Red Sea;

9 And did see7200 the affliction6040 of our fathers1 in Egypt,4714 and heard8085 their cry2201 by the Red5488 sea;3220

10 And didst show signs and wonders upon Pharaoh and upon all his servants and on all the people of his land; for thou knewest that they dealt wrongly with thy people. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.

10 And showed5414 signs226 and wonders4159 on Pharaoh,6547 and on all3605 his servants,5650 and on all3605 the people5971 of his land:776 for you knew3045 that they dealt proudly2102 against5921 them. So did you get6213 you a name,8034 as it is this2088 day.3117

11 And thou didst open a passage in the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou didst throw into the depths of the sea, as a stone that sinks in the mighty waters.

11 And you did divide1234 the sea3220 before6440 them, so that they went5674 through8432 the middle8432 of the sea3220 on the dry3004 land; and their persecutors7291 you threw7993 into the deeps,4688 as a stone68 into the mighty5794 waters.4325

12 Moreover thou hast led them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way in which they should go.

12 Moreover you led5148 them in the day3119 by a cloudy6051 pillar;5982 and in the night3915 by a pillar5982 of fire,784 to give them light216 in the way1870 wherein834 they should go.3212

13 Thou didst come down also upon mount Sinai and speak with them from heaven, and didst give them right judgments and true laws, good statutes and commandments;

13 You came3381 down3381 also on mount2022 Sinai,5514 and spoke1696 with them from heaven,8064 and gave5414 them right3477 judgments,4941 and true571 laws,8451 good2896 statutes2706 and commandments:4687

14 And thou didst make known to them thy holy sabbath and commandments and statutes and laws which thou commandedst by the hand of Moses thy servant;

14 And made3045 known3045 to them your holy6944 sabbath,7676 and commanded6680 them precepts,4687 statutes,2706 and laws,8451 by the hand3027 of Moses4872 your servant:5650

15 And didst give them bread from heaven for their hunger, and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promised them that they should go in to possess the land which thy hand hadst sworn to give them.

15 And gave5414 them bread3899 from heaven8064 for their hunger,7457 and brought3318 forth3318 water4325 for them out of the rock5553 for their thirst,6772 and promised559 them that they should go935 in to possess3423 the land776 which834 you had sworn5375 to give5414 them.

16 But they and their fathers dealt wickedly and were stubborn and did not give ear to thy commandments,

16 But they and our fathers1 dealt proudly,2102 and hardened7185 their necks,6203 and listened8085 not to your commandments,4687

17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but turned their hearts to their evil works; yet thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and ready to hear petitions, and didst not forsake them.

17 And refused3985 to obey,8085 neither3808 were mindful2142 of your wonders6381 that you did6213 among5973 them; but hardened7185 their necks,6203 and in their rebellion4805 appointed5414 a captain7218 to return7725 to their bondage:5659 but you are a God433 ready to pardon,5547 gracious2587 and merciful,7349 slow750 to anger,639 and of great7227 kindness,2617 and forsook5800 them not.

18 Yea, when they had made for themselves a molten calf, and said, This is your God, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and they wrought great wickedness;

18 Yes,637 when3588 they had made6213 them a molten4541 calf,5695 and said,559 This2088 is your God430 that brought5927 you up out of Egypt,4714 and had worked6213 great1419 provocations;5007

19 Yet thou in thy manifold mercies didst not forsake them in the wilderness; the pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day, to lead them on their journey; neither the pillar of fire by night, to lighten the way by which they should go.

19 Yet you in your manifold7227 mercies7356 forsook5800 them not in the wilderness:4057 the pillar5982 of the cloud6051 departed5493 not from them by day,3119 to lead5148 them in the way;1870 neither the pillar5982 of fire784 by night,3915 to show them light,216 and the way1870 wherein834 they should go.3212

20 Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and didst not withhold manna from their mouths, and gavest them water for their thirst.

20 You gave5414 also your good2896 spirit7307 to instruct7919 them, and withheld4513 not your manna4478 from their mouth,6310 and gave5414 them water4325 for their thirst.6772

21 Yea, for forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wear out, and their shoes had no holes in them.

21 Yes, forty705 years8141 did you sustain3557 them in the wilderness,4057 so that they lacked2637 nothing;3808 their clothes8008 waxed not old,1086 and their feet7272 swelled1216 not.

22 Moreover thou gavest them the kingdoms of the Gentiles, and didst divide to them the land to every man; so they possessed the land of Sihon and the land of the king of Heshbon and the land of Og king of Bashan.

22 Moreover you gave5414 them kingdoms4467 and nations,5971 and did divide2505 them into corners:6285 so they possessed3423 the land776 of Sihon,5511 and the land776 of the king4428 of Heshbon,2809 and the land776 of Og5747 king4428 of Bashan.1316

23 Their children also thou didst multiply as the stars of heaven, and thou didst bring them into the land concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers that they should go in to possess it.

23 Their children1121 also multiplied7235 you as the stars3556 of heaven,8064 and brought935 them into413 the land,776 concerning which834 you had promised559 to their fathers,1 that they should go935 in to possess3423 it.

24 So their children went in and possessed the land, and thou didst defeat before them the inhabitants of the land of the Canaanites, and didst deliver them into their hands with their kings and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

24 So the children1121 went935 in and possessed3423 the land,776 and you subdued3665 before6440 them the inhabitants3427 of the land,776 the Canaanites,3669 and gave5414 them into their hands,3027 with their kings,4428 and the people5971 of the land,776 that they might do6213 with them as they would.

25 And they captured fortified cities and a fertile land, and possessed houses full of all good things, wells digged, vineyards and olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance; so they did eat and were filled and became rich and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

25 And they took3920 strong1219 cities,5892 and a fat8082 land,127 and possessed3423 houses1004 full4392 of all3605 goods,2898 wells953 dig,2672 vineyards,3754 and olive groves,2132 and fruit3978 trees6086 in abundance:7230 so they did eat,398 and were filled,7646 and became8080 fat,8082 and delighted5727 themselves in your great1419 goodness.2898

26 Nevertheless, they were disobedient and transgressed against thee and cast thy law out of their counsels and slew thy prophets, who warned them to turn to thee, and they committed great wickedness.

26 Nevertheless they were disobedient,4784 and rebelled4775 against you, and cast7993 your law8451 behind310 their backs,1458 and slew2026 your prophets5030 which834 testified5749 against them to turn7725 them to you, and they worked6213 great1419 provocations.5007

27 Therefore thou didst deliver them into the hand of their enemies, who distressed them; and in the time of their distress, when they prayed to thee, thou didst hear them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them a saviour, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.

27 Therefore you delivered5414 them into the hand3027 of their enemies,6862 who vexed6887 them: and in the time6256 of their trouble,6869 when they cried6817 to you, you heard8085 them from heaven;8064 and according to your manifold7227 mercies7356 you gave5414 them saviors,3467 who saved3467 them out of the hand3027 of their enemies.6862

28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee; therefore thou didst leave them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had dominion over them; yet when they returned and prayed before thee, thou didst hear them from heaven; and many times didst thou save them according to thy great mercies.

28 But after they had rest,5117 they did6213 evil7451 again7725 before6440 you: therefore left5800 you them in the land3027 of their enemies,341 so that they had the dominion7287 over them: yet when they returned,7725 and cried2199 to you, you heard8085 them from heaven;8064 and many7227 times6256 did you deliver5337 them according to your mercies;7356

29 And thou didst testify against them, that thou mightest bring them again to thy law; yet they dealt wrongfully and did not obey thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments (which if a man observe them, he shall live in them); and they conspired and became stubborn and would not listen.

29 And testified5749 against them, that you might bring7725 them again7725 to your law:8451 yet they dealt proudly,2102 and listened8085 not to your commandments,4687 but sinned2398 against your judgments,4941 (which834 if a man120 do,6213 he shall live2421 in them;) and withdrew5414 5437 the shoulder,3802 and hardened7185 their neck,6203 and would not hear.8085

30 Yet many years didst thou admonish them, and didst testify against them by thy spirit through thy prophets; yet they would not obey; therefore thou didst deliver them into the hand of the Gentiles.

30 Yet many7227 years8141 did you forbear4900 them, and testified5749 against them by your spirit7307 in your prophets:5030 yet would they not give ear:238 therefore gave5414 you them into the hand3027 of the people5971 of the lands.776

31 Nevertheless because of thy great mercy thou didst not utterly destroy them nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

31 Nevertheless for your great7227 mercies'7356 sake you did not utterly consume3615 them, nor3808 forsake5800 them; for you are a gracious2587 and merciful7349 God.410

32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the holy God, who keepest covenant and truth, let there not be hidden from before thee all the hardship that has come upon us, upon our kings, upon our princes, upon our priests, and upon our prophets, and upon our fathers, and upon all the people, since the day of the kings of Assyria to this day.

32 Now6258 therefore, our God,430 the great,1419 the mighty,1368 and the terrible3372 God,410 who keep8104 covenant1285 and mercy,2617 let not all3605 the trouble8513 seem4591 little4591 before6440 you, that has come4672 on us, on our kings,4428 on our princes,8269 and on our priests,3548 and on our prophets,5030 and on our fathers,1 and on all3605 your people,5971 since the time3117 of the kings4428 of Assyria804 to this2088 day.3117

33 Nevertheless thou art righteous in all that has come upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly;

33 However, you are just6662 in all3605 that is brought935 on us; for you have done6213 right,571 but we have done wickedly:7561

34 Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor given ear to thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.

34 Neither3808 have our kings,4428 our princes,8269 our priests,3548 nor3808 our fathers,1 kept6213 your law,8451 nor3808 listened7181 to your commandments4687 and your testimonies,5715 with which834 you did testify5749 against them.

35 And they renounced thy kingdom and thy great blessing that thou gavest them and the good and fertile land that thou gavest them; neither did they serve thee nor did they turn away from their wicked works;

35 For they have not served5647 you in their kingdom,4438 and in your great7227 goodness2898 that you gave5414 them, and in the large7342 and fat8082 land776 which834 you gave5414 before6440 them, neither3808 turned7725 they from their wicked7451 works.4611

36 Therefore we are servants this day; and as for the land that thou gavest to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good things, behold, we are servants In it,

36 Behold,2009 we are servants5650 this day,3117 and for the land776 that you gave5414 to our fathers1 to eat398 the fruit6529 thereof and the good2898 thereof, behold,2009 we are servants5650 in it:

37 And its produce is taken by the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins; also they have dominion over our bodies and over our cattle at their pleasure, and we are living in a great distress.

37 And it yields7235 much7235 increase8393 to the kings4428 whom834 you have set5414 over5921 us because of our sins:2403 also they have dominion4910 over5921 our bodies,1472 and over5921 our cattle,929 at their pleasure,7522 and we are in great1419 distress.6869

38 And in view of all these things we make a sure covenant and bear witness over the seal, even our elders, Levites, and priests, and all those who have been spared of us.

38 And because of all3605 this2063 we make3772 a sure548 covenant, and write3789 it; and our princes,8269 Levites,3881 and priests,3548 seal2856 to it.

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