Nehemiah 9:15-17

Complete Jewish Bible

¹⁵ “‘For their hunger you gave them bread from heaven;
for their thirst you brought forth for them water from the rock.
You ordered them to enter and possess the land
you had sworn with your hand to give them.

¹⁶ “‘But they and our ancestors were arrogant;
they stiffened their necks and ignored your mitzvot;
¹⁷ they refused to listen and paid no attention
to the wonders you had done among them.
No, they stiffened their necks, and in their rebellion
appointed a leader to return them to their slavery.
But because you are a God of forgiveness,
merciful, full of compassion,
slow to grow angry and full of grace,
you did not abandon them.