Nehemiah 9:27-37 Therefore didst thou deliver them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them,––and, in the time of their distress, they made outcry unto thee, and, thou, out of the heavens, didst hear, and, according to thine abounding compassions, gavest them saviors, that they might save them out of the hand of their adversaries.

Rotherham⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁷ Therefore didst thou deliver them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them,––and, in the time of their distress, they made outcry unto thee, and, thou, out of the heavens, didst hear, and, according to thine abounding compassions, gavest them saviors, that they might save them out of the hand of their adversaries. ²⁸ But, as soon as they had rest, they again wrought wickedness before thee,––and thou didst leave them in the hand of their enemies, who bare rule over them, yet, when they again made outcry unto thee, thou, from the heavens, didst hear and didst deliver them according to thy compassions, many times; ²⁹ and didst testify against them, to bring them back unto thy law, yet, they, dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, and, against thy regulations, they sinned, the which––if any son of earth shall do––then shall he live by them,––and yielded a rebellious shoulder, and, their neck, they stiffened, and hearkened not. ³⁰ And thou didst suffer many years to pass over them, and didst testify against them by thy Spirit through thy prophets, yet did they not give ear,––therefore didst thou deliver them into the hand of the peoples of the lands. ³¹ Yet, in thine abounding compassions, thou didst not make of them an end, neither didst thou forsake them,––for, a GOD gracious and full of compassion, thou art. ³² Now, therefore, O our God––the GOD great, mighty, and fearful––keeping the covenant and the lovingkindness, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, which hath come upon us––on our kings, on our rulers, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people,––from the days of the kings of Assyria, until this day. ³³ But, thou, art righteous, as to all that hath fallen upon us,––for, faithfulness, hast thou wrought, whereas, we, have been lawless; ³⁴ and, our kings, our rulers, our priests, and our fathers, have not kept thy law,––nor given heed unto thy commandments, or unto thy testimonies, wherewith thou hast testified against them. ³⁵ But, they, in their kingdom, and in thine abundant goodness which thou gavest them, and in the broad and fat land which thou didst set before them, did not serve thee, neither turned they from their wicked doings. ³⁶ Lo! we, today, are bondmen––even upon the land which thou gavest our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, lo! we, are bondmen; ³⁷ and, the increase thereof, aboundeth unto the kings whom thou hast set over us, for our sins,––and, over our bodies, are they bearing rule, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and, in great distress, we are.